Finding F3
The Recorder’s Office does not notify Ag+OS when ownership of a protected property changes. This may impair Ag+OS stewardship of a conservation easement.
Jury report: A Review of Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District: It’s On Their Website! · PDF page 18
Permanent linkOfficial response
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors / Ag+OS Board of Directors
Acknowledges no Recorder notifications, but says an Ag+OS ownership-check procedure and the public grantor/grantee index provide alternatives.
Read official response · PDF page 2Partial disagreement distinguishes the absence of notification from its asserted impact on stewardship, with an identified public index and cross-reference to the R3 procedure on page 3.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.