Destination San Anselmo

34 Destination San Anselmo 2016 | 17 Resident & Business Resources TOWN MANAGER Debbie Stutsman Town staff are here to provide San Anselmo residents and merchants with information in a variety of areas, including building and planning permits, disaster preparedness, business licenses, traffic safety, streets and parks maintenance, fire safety, recreation programs and library services. e Town's website (www.townofsananselmo.org) includes a wealth of information on Town services, including Town Council meeting agendas and packets, a Town calendar, a News Flash section on the home page, staff directory, permit center with all our forms, document center with many documents, including current and historical budgets and audits, collective bargaining agreements, and much more. e Town also has a weekly electronic newsletter that is published each Friday that keeps residents and merchants informed of what is going on in Town. To sign up for the newsletter, please send an email to ckacmar@ townofsananselmo.org and we'll make sure you're added. Good customer service is very important to us, and is an important ongoing goal outlined by our Town Council. Please give us a call at 415-258-4600 or an email at townclerk@townofsananselmo.org if you have questions or need assistance. CENTRAL MARIN POLICE AUTHORITY Chief of Police Todd Cusimano It is an honor and a privilege to serve as your Chief of Police and work alongside the men and women of the Central Marin Police Authority. Our mission is to provide the community with the highest quality of police services – services that meet both present and future community expectations. Our people are our greatest resource and each and every member of our organization is committed to providing that high level of service to all of our residents and visitors to our town. We are proud to protect and serve the citizens of San Anselmo and we invite you to engage with us in a variety of ways. Drop by our San Anselmo station, which is open seven days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and say hello. Or you can visit our website at www.centralmarinpolice.org where you can learn about our department and the services we provide. You will find a wide array of useful information and resources, as well as links to other government agencies. You can also connect with us through social media by following us on Twitter @centralmarinpa and find us on Facebook at Central-Marin-Police-Authority. I welcome your comments, concerns, and suggestions. Feel free to contact me at 415-927-5150 or email me at tcusimano@centralmarinpolice.org. ROSS VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT Fire Chief Mark Mills Today e Ross Valley Fire Department serves San Anselmo, Fairfax, Sleepy Hollow and Ross. is consolidated effort allows for efficient and effective customer service. Ross Valley Fire Department is an all-risk, full-time professional fire department staffed with four engine companies staffed by firefighter EMTs and/or Paramedics 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. We respond to all requests for assistance, emergency and non-emergency, within our jurisdiction, in neighboring areas of Marin, and state or nationwide on an automatic or mutual-aid basis. By responding quickly and efficiently, and aggressively extinguishing fires and mitigating other emergency incidents, we protect lives, limit property damage, and promote safety in our community. Ross Valley Fire Department strives to serve with professionalism and excellence. Our primary goal is the safety and wellbeing of our citizens, our community, and our environment. With state-of-the-art equipment, constant training, education, evaluation, and continuous quality improvement, our Firefighters, Paramedics, and Administrative Staff place customer service as our top priority. Please take the time to read about the variety of services we provide on our website, rossvalleyfire.org and feel free to contact us with any questions. Ross Valley Fire Department traces its history to the early 1900s, with the formation of small volunteer fire departments in the newly formed towns of Ross, San Anselmo, and Fairfax. Built near the wildfire prone slopes of Mount Tamalpais, these communities were acutely aware of the risk of fire — many residents had relocated here following the devastating earthquake and fire in San Francisco in 1906. More than 100 years later, three fire departments, and the traditions they were built upon, have merged to become the Ross Valley Fire Department. Recognizing the importance of tradition and history, Ross Valley Firefighters work to preserve their heritage by maintaining a library of artifacts, antique fire apparatus, photographs, and written and oral histories. Please view our online historical photo gallery to see a glimpse of the proud tradition of firefighting in Marin's Ross Valley.

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