Richard A Maxwell Regional Award of Merit for Public Safety
| 2022 | City of Bakersfield and Kern County Behavioral Health and Recovery | The Mental Health Responder Pilot Program |
Regional Award of Merit for Innovation
| 2022 | Kern County Probation Department Auxiliary | Helping Hands |
| 2022 | Kern High School District | Regional Occupation Programs |
| 2022 | City of Tehachapi | Location-Based Artificial Intelligence Data |
| 2022 | Shafter Library and Learning Center |
Darrel Hildebrand Regional Award of Merit for Distinguished Leadership
| 2022 | Ryan Alsop, Chief Administrative Officer | Kern County |
| 2022 | Greg Garrett, City Manager | City of Tehachapi |
| 2022 | Kern Education Pledge |
Ronald E Brummett Regional Award of Merit for Lifetime Achievement
| 2022 | Cynthia Tonkin | City of Maricopa |
Chairman’s Award of Regional Cooperation
| 2022 | No award given |