The Santa Cruz Port District is a municipal corporation and a political subdivision of the State of California. It is governed by an elected Board of Commissioners, each of whom is elected to serve a four-year term. The responsibilities and authority of the Board of Commissioners are prescribed in the State of California Harbors and Navigation Code, Part 4, Sec. 6200. Per Harbors and Navigation Code section 6240.5, the “Uniform District election Law (Part 4 [commencing with Section 10500] of Division 10 of the Elections Code)shall govern all district elections for port Commissioners.”
Correspondence sent to Commissioners via the scpd@santacruzharbor.org email address is a matter of public record.
Commission Committees
The Port Commission has five standing committees, each consisting of two Commissioners. Click here, to view the current committee list.
Santa Cruz Port District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Santa Cruz Port District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Santa Cruz Port District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Santa Cruz Port District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.