Chapter 2.18
PUBLIC GUARDIAN/CONSERVATOR

Sections:

2.18.010    Establishment of office.

2.18.020    Appointment of public guardian/conservator.

2.18.030    Deputies and subordinates.

2.18.040    Compensation.

2.18.050    Conservatorship of gravely disabled persons.

2.18.060    Bond.

2.18.010 Establishment of office.

Pursuant to the authority granted by Government Code Section 27430, the office of public guardian/conservator is established within the county.  (Ord. 1413 §3(part), 1996).

2.18.020 Appointment of public guardian/conservator.

The public guardian/conservator shall be appointed by the board of supervisors, and shall serve at the pleasure of the board.  No person or agency shall be designated as public guardian whose agency functions present real conflict with the functions of conservatorship investigation or administration.  (Ord. 1413 §3(part), 1996).

2.18.030 Deputies and subordinates.

The board of supervisors may appoint deputy public guardians/conservators and subordinate positions under the public guardian/conservator’s supervision.  (Ord. 1413 §3(part), 1996).

2.18.040 Compensation.

The compensation for serving as public guardian/conservator shall be established by resolution of the board of supervisors.  Any fees for services rendered by the public guardian/conservator as ordered by the court shall be paid into the Amador County general fund.  (Ord. 1413 §3(part), 1996).

2.18.050 Conservatorship of gravely disabled persons.

The public guardian/conservator is designated as the investigating agency, pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5351, to provide conservatorship investigation concerning persons alleged to be “gravely disabled,” as defined in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5008.  The public guardian/conservator shall serve as conservator of any person found to be gravely disabled, if the court recommends the conservatorship after a conservatorship investigation, and the court finds that no other person or entity is willing and able to serve as such conservator.  (Ord. 1413 §3(part), 1996).

2.18.060 Bond.

The public guardian/conservator shall give an official bond in an amount fixed by the board of supervisors.  The bond shall be for the joint benefit of the guardianship or conservatorship estates and the county.  The public guardian/conservator may not be required to give a bond in an individual estate.  (Ord. 1413 §3(part), 1996).