EXHIBIT 32.2

The following certification  accompanies North Bay Bancorp's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q and is not filed as provided in SEC Release Nos. 33-8212, 34-47551 and
IC 25967, dated March 21, 2003.

                  CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the  accompanying  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of North Bay
Bancorp for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, I, Lee-Ann Cimino,  Chief Financial
Officer of North Bay Bancorp, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) such  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q of North Bay  Bancorp  for the  quarter
ended June 30, 2003,  fully complies with the  requirements  of section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) the information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of North Bay
Bancorp for the quarter ended June 30, 2003,  fairly  presents,  in all material
respects,  the  financial  condition  and  results  of  operations  of North Bay
Bancorp.


Dated: August 6, 2003


                        /s/ Lee-Ann Cimino
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                        LEE-ANN CIMINO

                        Chief Financial Officer

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