About the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

Andrew Potter, Executive Officer/Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

Andrew Potter, Executive Officer/Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

Mission Statement: The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Department promotes integrity in government administration through transparency, equitable access, and exceptional customer service.

Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Andrew Potter is the department head/Executive Officer of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors department and performs duties as provided in the Government Code and formal orders of the Board of Supervisors. As Executive Officer, he serves as administrative officer of the four Assessment Appeals Boards which sit as boards of equalization for San Diego County. He is the filing officer for economic disclosure statements which are filed in accordance with the Political Reform Act of 1974. He also serves as Clerk of the County Fire Protection District, the County Sanitation District, the County Flood Control District, the County Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency, and acts as the permanent secretary and recording officer of the San Diego County City Selection Committee.

Andrew Potter has served as the Executive Officer/Clerk of the Board of Supervisors for the County of San Diego since March 2019. Preceding this role, he served as Assistant Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and Chief Deputy Clerk of the Board. Andrew's experience also includes previously serving as the Administrative Services Director/City Clerk for the City of Del Mar and as a Senior Management Analyst for the City of Coronado, City Manager's Office.

Andrew earned his bachelor’s degree in English, with a minor in economics, and a master’s degree in public administration from San Diego State University. He is the past President of the San Diego Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), past Regional Co-Chair for the Municipal Management Association of Southern California (MMASC), and past Treasurer, Secretary, Vice President, and President of the California Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Association (CCBSA). Andrew was awarded the J. Michael Dutton Summit Award for significant and sustained professional contributions to the MMASC in May 2013 and named one of San Diego News Network's 35 under 35 Community Leaders in January 2010. In 2018, Andrew was awarded the designation of Certified Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by the CCBSA.

About the Department

As the official repository of the Board of Supervisors’ records, the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors is committed to transparency in government and providing public access to documents through the online posting of Board of Supervisors agendas, Statements of Proceedings and Minute Orders dating back to the late 1800s. The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors also supports the Assessment Appeals Boards, County Hearing Officers, Special Districts and the City Selection Committee, in addition to administration of the Labor Relations Ordinance.

The majority of the department’s functions are defined and mandated by various California statutes, Revenue and Taxation codes, County ordinances, Board resolutions, the Board’s Rules of Procedures and Board of Supervisors’ policies. Additionally, the department provides a high volume of public‐facing services, such as passport application acceptance services, passport photo services and notary public services. The Public Records Act unit, introduced in Fiscal Year 2022–23, has implemented the County's first web-based Public Records Request Center that provides a centralized system to coordinate, monitor, and respond to all County public records requests.

The department is comprised of operational units within three major budget divisions: Executive Office, Legislative Services and Public Services. Additionally, the department administers the Board of Supervisors’ General Office and manages the Board of Supervisors’ office budgets.

The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors serves as the Executive Officer of the Board General Office and as the administrative officer of four Assessment Appeals Boards, as filing officer for economic disclosure statements (Form 700s), Deputy Secretary of the County Housing Authority and clerk of various other special districts and committees, including the County of San Diego Independent Redistricting Commission.

To ensure these critical services are provided, the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors has 30.00 staff years and a budget of $5.6 million.