Supervisor Novelli was born on July 2, 1949 in San Francisco California. He has been visiting Amador County since 1962 and moved to District III in 1988. Supervisor Novelli graduated from Riordan High School in 1967 then, joined the Marine Corp. and served in Vietnam from 1968-1969. Supervisor Novelli served as a former Alameda County Deputy Sheriff and Tracy Police Officer. He was a member of the Amador County Road Crew for the past twelve years and sat on the Amador Water Agency Board of Directors as the District III representative. He and his wife Jennifer have two daughters, Francesca and Giana.
Supervisor Novelli was elected to the following terms on the Board of Supervisors, 2007-2010.