The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) is public agency (Joint Powers Authority). SACOG is a voluntary association of local governments formed by six counties, El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba, and twenty-two cities within those counties. SACOG is governed by a Board of Directors composed of County Supervisors and City Council Members appointed by the member jurisdictions. The Board is advised by several policy and technical committees. A full-time staff is employed to implement SACOG policies and work programs, and to coordinate the efforts of consultants who are retained to augment the staff's efforts. SACOG values professional excellence, innovation, integrity, leadership, trust, mutual respect, accountability, teamwork, collaboration, open communication, and personal growth.