Chapter 2
ADMINISTRATION
Sections:
Article I. In General
2-1. Hours of county offices – Generally.
2-1.1. Emergency working hours.
2-2. Same – Offices of county clerk-recorder, auditor and treasurer-tax collector.
2-3. Same – Applicability of two preceding sections to certain county officers, etc.
2-3.1. Office planning and building.
2-4. County offices to remain separate, etc.; exception.
2-5. Offices consolidated – County agricultural commissioner and county sealer of weights and measures.
2-6. Same – County clerk and county recorder.
2-6.1. Same – County coroner and county sheriff.
2-7. Repealed by Ordinance No. 459.
2-8. Same – Treasurer and tax collector.
2-8.1. Same – Treasurer-tax collector and public administrator.
2-9. Treasurer-tax collector generally – Title.
2-10. Same – Salary and travel expenses.
2-11. Meetings of board of supervisors – Regular meetings.
2-12. Same – Adjourned meetings.
2-13. Disposition of fees received by county constables.
2-14. Compensation – Officers and employees generally.
2-15. Same – Officers, employees, etc., of county road department – Pay period.
2-16. Same – Same – Payday.
2-16.1. Compensation and mileage for trial jurors and grand jurors.
2-16.2. Compensation and mileage for members of the board of supervisors.
2-16.3. Compensation for trial jurors.
2-17. State employees’ retirement system contract – Authorized.
2-18. (Reserved)
2-19. County coroner to embalm bodies in his custody; embalming charges.
2-19.1. Charge for the removal and storage of dead bodies.
2-20. Certain state law concerning qualifications of county auditor adopted.
2-20.1. Probation and corrections officers’ training standards.
2-20.2. Law enforcement officers’ training standards.
2-20.3. Recruitment and training standards of public safety dispatchers.
Article II. Executive Secretary to the Board of Supervisors
2-21. Position created and designated.
2-22. Appointment and salary.
2-23. Term of office – Suspension and removal.
2-24. Powers and duties generally.
2-24.1. Repealed by Ordinance No. 685.
Article III. County Administrative Officer
2-25. Position created and designated.
2-26. Appointment and salary.
2-27. Term of office – Suspension and removal.
2-28. Qualifications.
2-29. Powers and duties – Generally.
2-30. Same – Certain duties enumerated.
2-31. Same – May require reports, etc., from county officers, etc.
2-32. Construction of article.
Article IV. Planning Commission, Zoning Administrator, and Office of Planning and Building
2-33. Planning commission.
2-33.1. Designation – Composition – Appointment of members of the planning commission.
2-33.2. Removal of planning commission member from office.
2-33.3. Appointment of members – Term of office.
2-33.4. Meetings – Compensation for attendance.
2-33.5. Officer selection.
2-33.6. Majority constitutes quorum.
2-33.7. Vacancy filling.
2-33.8. Duties of planning commission.
2-33.9. Office of zoning administration.
2-33.10. Designation of the zoning administrator.
2-33.11. Hearings.
2-34.1. Office of planning and building.
2-34.2. Appointment, qualifications and duties generally of director of planning and building.
2-34.3. Departmental employees.
2-34.4. Repealed by Ordinance No. 639.
2-34.5. Powers and duties generally.
Article V. County Welfare Department
2-35. Created.
2-36. Appointment, qualifications and duties generally of director of county welfare.
2-37. Departmental employees.
2-38. Powers and duties generally.
2-39. Services of other county departments and employees.
2-40. Applications for relief.
2-41. Monthly report, etc.
2-42. Administration of unemployment relief funds.
Article VI. Department of Public Works
2-43. Created.
2-44. Duties.
2-45. Road commissioner administrative head of department; duties of commissioner generally.
2-46. Qualifications of director of public works.
Article VII. Public Guardian/LPS Conservator
2-47. Office created.
2-48. Appointment and compensation.
2-49. Public guardian/LPS conservator appointed.
2-50. Termination of prior public guardian’s authority.
2-51. Official bond.
2-52. Public guardian/LPS conservator’s powers, duties and responsibilities.
2-53. Employment of private attorneys.
2-54. Appointment of deputies.
2-55. Public guardian/LPS conservator designated public representative payee.
2-56. Predecessor public guardian to cooperate with successor.
2-57. Funds for administrative expenses.
2-57A. Fund for incidentals.
Article VIII. County Automobiles
2-58. Definitions.
2-59. Identification.
2-60. Prohibited uses.
2-61. Assignment of cars.
2-62. Drivers to pay certain fines, etc.
2-63. Accidents.
2-64. Employees to use county cars, exception; use of private cars generally.
2-65. Insurance requirements for private cars.
2-66. Additional rules and regulations.
2-67. Violations of article.
Article IX. Judicial Districts
2-68. Consolidation and establishment.
2-69. Boundaries.
2-70. Justice court.
Article X. Supervisorial Districts
2-71. Supervisorial districts.
Article XI. Peace Officer Recruitment and Training
2-76. State aid desired.
2-77. Standards adherence pledged.
Article XII. Claims Against County
2-78. Waiver of three-day waiting period for warrants in special circumstances.
Article XIII. Industrial Development Authority
2-79. Purpose – Statutory authority.
2-80. Findings.
2-81. Declaration of necessity – Organization.
Article XIV. Annual Inventory of County Property
2-82 Annual inventory of county property.
Article XV. Children and Families Commission
2-90. Findings and purpose.
2-91. Definitions.
2-92.1. Establishment of commission.
2-92.2. Establishment of trust fund.
2-93. Membership.
2-94.1. Terms – Appointment.
2-94.2. Terms – Staggered.
2-95. Vacancies and removal.
2-96. Chairperson – Rules and regulations.
2-97. Commission subject to Ralph M. Brown Act.
2-98. Compensation.
2-99. Duties.
Article XVI. Conflict of Interest Code
2-100. Conflict of interest – Disclosure by employees/officials.
Article I. In General
As to county personnel and salary regulations, see Ch. 16 of this Code.
2-1 Hours of county offices – Generally.
All county offices and departments, except as otherwise provided by Sections 2-2 and 2-3, shall remain open for the transaction of business in the county continuously from eight-thirty a.m. until twelve noon, and from one p.m. until five p.m. of each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of each week, holidays excepted. (Ord. No. 232, § 1.)
For state law as to offices and office hours generally, see Gov. C. A., § 24250 et seq.
2-1.1 Emergency working hours.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, in the event of an emergency or any other crisis situation which may arise, the board of supervisors may establish such other work hours and days of the week which it determines to be appropriate for those offices it selects, including separate offices within a department. It shall be the duty of each department head to stagger, arrange and assign the work of his or her department for public convenience and necessity provided; however, that such arrangement or plan does not lessen the efficiency of the operation of the department and does not require the employment of additional help. (Ord. No. 639 (part).)
2-2 Same – Offices of county clerk-recorder, auditor and treasurer-tax collector.
The offices of the county clerk-recorder shall, at a minimum, remain open to the public from eight-thirty a.m. to four p.m., with employees working until five p.m., of each of the days mentioned in section 2-1. The offices of the auditor and treasurer shall remain open to the public from eight-thirty a.m. until five p.m. of each of the days mentioned in section 2-1. (Ord. No. 232, § 2; Ord. No. 700.)
As to the treasurer-tax collector generally, see §§ 2-9 and 2-10 of this Code.
2-3 Same – Applicability of two preceding sections to certain county offices, etc.
The provisions of sections 2-1 and 2-2 shall not apply to the offices of the sheriff or road crews of the county road commission, nor to the county’s hospitals. (Ord. No. 232, § 3.)
As to County Memorial Hospital generally, see Ch. 11 of this Code.
2-3.1 Office of planning and building.
Notwithstanding any provisions of Sections 2-1 and 2-1.1, the office of Planning and Building shall be open to the public Monday through Thursday, eight-thirty a.m. to twelve noon and one p.m. to five p.m.; and Friday eight-thirty a.m. until twelve noon. (Ord. No. 639 (part).)
2-4 County offices to remain separate, etc.; exception.
Except as otherwise provided by sections 2-5 to 2-12, the duties of all other offices of the county shall remain separate, and be performed by a separate person. (Ord. No. 20, § 3.)
2-5 Offices consolidated – County agricultural commissioner and county sealer of weights and measures.
The duties of the separate offices of county agricultural commissioner and county sealer of weights and measures are hereby consolidated, the board of supervisors having determined that it is in the public interest that such offices be so consolidated, as authorized under the provisions of Section 24300 of the Government Code of the state. (Ord. No. 230, § 1.)
For state law as to consolidation of offices generally, see Gov. C. A., § 24300 et seq.
2-6 Same – County clerk and county recorder.
The duties of the offices of county clerk and recorder of the county are hereby consolidated. (Ord. No. 20, § 1.)
2-6.1 Same – County coroner and county sheriff.
Statutory authority exists for consolidation of the county’s offices of coroner and sheriff and is set forth in the California Government Code § 24300 et seq.
Therefore, the board of supervisors of the county authorizes and orders the consolidation of the offices of the county coroner and county sheriff. (Ord. No. 461, (part).)
2-7 Repealed by Ordinance No. 459.
2-8 Same – Treasurer and tax collector.
The duties of the offices of county treasurer and county tax collector are hereby consolidated, the board of supervisors having elected to so consolidate such offices in accordance with the provisions of Section 24300 of the Government Code of the state. (Ord. No. 224, § 1.)
2-8.1 Same – Treasurer-tax collector and public administrator.
Statutory authority exists for consolidation of the county’s offices of treasurer-tax collector and public administrator and is set forth in the California Government Code § 24300 et seq.
Therefore, the board of supervisors of the county authorizes and orders the consolidation of the offices of the treasurer-tax collector and public administrator. (Ord. No. 460, (part).)
2-9 Treasurer-tax collector generally – Title.
The duly elected and qualified incumbent of the offices consolidated pursuant to section 2-8 shall be known as “treasurer-tax collector.” (Ord. No. 235, § 1.)
For state law as to county treasurers generally, see Gov. C. A., § 27000 et seq.
As to business hours of office of treasurer-tax collector, see § 22 of this Code. As to duties of county treasurer-tax collector in connection with pawnbrokers, junk dealers and secondhand dealers, see § 1510.
2-10 Same – Salary and travel expenses.
The treasurer-tax collector shall receive as compensation for the services required of him by law, such salary as the board of supervisors may from time to time prescribe, which salary shall be paid from the salary fund. In addition, such officer shall receive his actual and necessary traveling expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of his official duties, for which he shall present his claim, the mileage rate thereof to be the same rate as other county officials. (Ord. No. 235, § 1.)
2-11 Meetings of board of supervisors – Regular meetings.
(a) A meeting of the board of supervisors shall be held regularly on the first Tuesday of each month in the board of supervisors’ room in the hall of records building, in the city of Colusa, at nine a.m.
(b) In the event the first Tuesday of the month should fall upon a legal holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next ensuing business day. In the event the first Tuesday of the month should fall upon the day of any statewide primary or general election, the meeting shall be held on the next ensuing Tuesday. (Ord. No. 282, § 1; Ord. No. 316, § 1; Ord. No. 425, § 1.)
2-12 Same – Adjourned meetings.
The board of supervisors may adjourn any regular meeting to a date certain, which shall be specified in the order of adjournment, and when so adjourned, such adjourned meeting shall be a regular meeting for all purposes. Such adjourned meeting may likewise be adjourned and when so adjourned shall be a regular meeting for all purposes. (Ord. No. 282, § 2.)
2-13 Disposition of fees received by county constables.
All fees received by county constables for all services performed by them in all civil and criminal actions shall be paid by such constables to the county treasurer monthly, which fees shall be deposited to the general fund of the county. (Ord. No. 268, §§ 1, 2.)
As to arrest, fines and imprisonment generally, see ch. 4 of this Code.
2-14 Compensation – Officers and employees generally.
Except as otherwise provided by the general laws of the state, the compensation paid to all county and judicial district officers and employees shall be hereafter fixed by resolution of a majority of the board of supervisors.
The provisions of this section are not intended to and shall not have any effect upon any provision of this Code or other ordinance of the county which provides for the establishment or creation of any county office or employment or the duties or responsibilities connected therewith. (Ord. No. 264, §§ 1, 3.)
As to compensation of Memorial Hospital Administrator, see § 11-2 of this Code. As to compensation of hospital staff of Memorial Hospital generally, see §§ 11-4 and 11-5. As to personnel generally, see ch. 16. As to compensation plan for county employees generally, see § 16-5.
2-15 Same – Officers, employees, etc., of county road department – Pay period.
The monthly pay period for all officers, deputies, assistants, clerks and employees of the county employed in the road department shall be upon the basis of the calendar month, and the monthly salary and compensation for all such officers, deputies, assistants, clerks and employees shall be computed and paid monthly upon the basis of services rendered during the preceding calendar month. (Ord. No. 272, § 1.)
2-16 Same – Same – Payday.
On a day not later than the fifth day of each month, unless such fifth day falls upon a nonbusiness day, then, in that event, upon the next business day following the fifth day of the month, but in no event later than the tenth day of each month, the auditor of the county shall draw his warrant upon the treasurer of the county in favor of each officer, deputy, assistant clerk and employee of the county employed in the road department for the amount of salary, wages and compensation due for the preceding calendar month. (Ord. No. 272, § 2.)
2-16.1 Compensation and mileage for trial jurors and grand jurors.
Effective January 1, 1981, trial jurors and grand jurors shall be compensated for the services required of them by law, as set forth hereunder:
(a) Trial jurors or prospective trial jurors. For attendance in Court $10.00 for one-half day or less: $20.00 for in excess of one-half day and twenty cents per mile per day for each mile traveled in going to and from their places of residence in attending court.
(b) Grand jurors or prospective grand jurors. Ten dollars for one-half day or less, twenty dollars for in excess of one-half day and twenty cents per mile, per day, for each mile traveled in going to and from their place of residence in attending meetings.
(c) Mileage rates payable to trial jurors or prospective trial jurors and grand jurors or prospective grand jurors in accordance with this section shall be subject to any applicable future change in county mileage rates. (Ord. No. 405, § 1.)
2-16.2 Compensation and mileage for members of the board of supervisors.
(a) Each member of the board of supervisors shall receive compensation at the rate of two thousand four hundred dollars per month, beginning February 1, 2008.
(b) Commencing May 4, 2008, the chairman of the board of supervisors shall receive, in addition to his/her regular compensation, the sum of five hundred dollars per month for each month the position is held. The vice-chairman of the board of supervisors shall receive, in addition to his/her regular compensation, the sum of three hundred dollars per month for each month the position is held.
(c) Each supervisor shall receive mileage for travel to and from each regular or special meeting of the board and for other necessary travel on county business within the county at the following rate:
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District One Supervisor |
$100.00 per month |
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District Two Supervisor |
75.00 per month |
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District Three Supervisor |
100.00 per month |
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District Four Supervisor |
150.00 per month |
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District Five Supervisor |
75.00 per month |
(d) Each supervisor shall also receive his or her necessary expenses and mileage at the same rate as established for travel by all other Colusa County officers and employees when the performance of duties as supervisor takes him or her out of the county.
(e) Each supervisor shall receive county-paid life insurance with policy limits equal to that paid to all other county-paid elected officials.
(f) Except as specified herein, each supervisor shall receive the same terms and conditions of employment as have been negotiated for all other county paid elected officials. (Ord. No. 583, § 1; Ord. No. 591; Ord. No. 601; Ord. No. 617; Ord. No. 634; Ord. No. 671; Ord. No. 697; Ord. No. 715; Ord. No. 716.)
2-16.3 Compensation for trial jurors.
(a) Pursuant to Section 196 of the Code of Civil Procedure, as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 134 of the Statutes of 1987, and Section 1143 of the Penal Code, as amended by section 10.5 of Chapter 134 of the Statutes of 1987, the fee for trial jurors in the superior, municipal, and justice courts in civil and criminal cases, is five dollars per day for each day’s attendance in court as a juror. (Ord. No. 462, § 1.)
2-17 State employees’ retirement system contract – Authorized.
A contract is hereby authorized between the board of supervisors and the board of administration of the state employees’ retirement system, a copy of such contract being attached to the original ordinance from which this section was derived, which ordinance is on file in the office of the county clerk, and which contract is marked Exhibit “A,” and by such reference made a part of this section as though set out in full in this section.
The chairman of the board of supervisors is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to execute such contract for and on behalf of the county. (Ord. No. 196, §§ 1, 2.)
Editor’s Note: The contract authorized by this section has been amended by Ords. 283, 343, 344, 346, 571, 604, 635 and 658. The amendments are on file with the county clerk-recorder.
2-18 (Reserved)
2-19 County coroner to embalm bodies in his custody; embalming charges.
Whenever the coroner of the county takes custody of a dead body pursuant to law, he may embalm the body and charge the person entitled to its custody, except when the body is that of a child not more than fourteen years of age or a person for whose burial there is available less than seventy-five dollars, in which cases the expense of embalming is a county charge. The fee to be charged such person so entitled to the custody of the dead body is hereby fixed at fifty dollars. (Ord. No. 289, § 1.)
2-19.1 Charge for the removal and storage of dead bodies.
Pursuant to Section 27472 of the Government Code, whenever the coroner takes custody of a dead body pursuant to law, the coroner or the coroner’s authorized agent may charge and collect from the person entitled to control the disposition of the remains, as specified in Section 7100 of the Health and Safety Code, the actual expense incurred by the coroner in removing the body from the place of death and keeping the body until its release to the person responsible for its interment. The charge shall not exceed one hundred dollars, shall not be imposed upon a person who claims and proves to be indigent and shall not include expenses of keeping the body during the time necessary for the coroner to perform his or her duties in connection with it. The charge, if not paid, may be considered a part of the funeral expenses and paid as a preferred charge against the estate of the decedent.
In the event such charge, after normal billing procedures are followed, proves to be uncollectible, then such charge shall be paid by the county, and the county will be subrogated to the collection on rights of the coroner or the coroner’s agent. (Ord. No. 436.)
2-20 Certain state law concerning qualifications of county auditor adopted.
The provisions of Sections 26945 and 26946 of the Government Code of the state, concerning the qualifications of the county auditor, are hereby adopted and shall be effective in the county. (Ord. No. 256, § 1.)
2-20.1 Probation and corrections officers’ training standards.
While receiving any state aid pursuant to Article 3, commencing with Section 6040 of the California Penal Code, the county will adhere to the standards for recruitment and training established by the board of corrections. (Ord. No. 402, § 1.)
2-20.2 Law enforcement officers’ training standards.
The governing body of the county of Colusa declares that it desires to qualify to receive aid from the state of California under the provisions of Section 13522, Chapter 1 of Title 4 of the California Penal Code.
Pursuant to Sections 13510.1 and 13512 of said Chapter 1, the Colusa County district attorney’s office will adhere to the standards for recruitment and training established by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
The commission and its representatives may make such inquiries as deemed necessary to ascertain that the peace officer personnel of the Colusa County district attorney’s office adhere to the standards for recruitment and training established by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. (Ord. No. 626.)
2-20.3 Recruitment and training of public safety dispatchers.
The county of Colusa declares it accepts the requirements of Section 13510(c), Chapter 1 of Title 4, Part 4, of the California Penal Code, and will adhere to the standards for recruitment and training established by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) for public safety dispatchers.
The county of Colusa will adhere to the requirements of Section 13512, Chapter 1, that the commission and its representatives may make such inquiries as deemed appropriate by the commission to ascertain that the Colusa County public dispatcher personnel adhere to standards for selection and training established by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. (Ord. No. 622.)
Article II. Executive Secretary to the Board of Supervisors
2-21 Position created and designated.
There is hereby created in and for the county a position to be known and designated as that of “executive secretary to the board of supervisors.” (Ord. No. 273, § 1.)
For state law as to officers and employees generally, see Gov. C., § 25300 et seq.
2-22 Appointment and salary.
The position of executive secretary to the board of supervisors shall be filled by an appointment by the majority of the board of supervisors at a salary to be determined by the board. (Ord. No. 273, § 1.)
2-23 Term of office – Suspension and removal.
The executive secretary to the board of supervisors shall serve at the pleasure of such board and may be removed or suspended by a majority of the board at any regular meeting of the board; provided, that the executive secretary to the board of supervisors shall not have less than thirty days’ notice in writing of the board’s intention to remove him before his removal becomes final, although during such thirty-day period he may be suspended or relieved of his duties by a majority action of the board. (Ord. No. 273, § 1.)
2-24 Powers and duties generally.
The duties, obligations, authority and responsibilities of the executive secretary to the board of supervisors shall be defined by the board of supervisors; provided, that the board shall not grant any authority to or impose any duty upon the executive secretary which is vested or imposed by general law in or on any other county officer, board, commission, department or employee. (Ord. No. 273, § 2.)
2-24.1 Repealed by Ordinance No. 685.
Article III. County Administrative Officer
2-25 Position created and designated.
There is hereby created in and for the county a position to be known and designated as that of “county administrative officer.” (Ord. No. 262, § 1.)
For state law as to officers and employees generally, see Gov. C., § 25300 et seq.
2-26 Appointment and salary.
The position of county administrative officer shall be filled by an appointment of the majority of the board of supervisors at a salary to be determined by such board. (Ord. No. 262, § 1.)
2-27 Term of office – Suspension and removal.
The county administrative officer shall serve at the pleasure of the board of supervisors and may be removed or suspended by a majority of such board at any regular meeting of such board; provided, that the county administrative officer shall not have less than thirty days’ notice in writing of the board’s intention to remove him before his removal becomes final, although during such thirty-day period he may be suspended or relieved of his duties by a majority action of such board. (Ord. No. 262, § 1.)
2-28 Qualifications.
The county administrative officer shall have such background of education and experience that he will have a general knowledge and ability as shown by at least three years of experience in private or public employment in a responsible or executive position requiring the planning and execution of work programs or administrative operations, the budgeting and control of expenditures and the coordination of varied activities. (Ord. No. 262, § 2.)
2-29 Powers and duties – Generally.
The county administrative officer shall generally advise, assist, act as agent for and be responsible to the board of supervisors for the proper and efficient administration of such of the affairs of the county as are placed in his charge by the board. He shall enforce ordinances, orders and regulations as directed by the board. (Ord. No. 262, § 3.)
2-30 Same – Certain duties enumerated.
In order to serve the board of supervisors efficiently, the county administrative officer shall, under the direction of the board of supervisors:
1. Recommend an annual county budget and exercise continuous budgetary control. The county administrative officer shall recommend to the board the establishment of a budgetary allotment system and such other expenditure controls as he believes to be necessary or desirable.
2. Require reports of the departmental activities.
3. Recommend improved or standardized forms and procedures.
4. Recommend desirable rearrangements of departments and functions.
5. Conduct continuous research and administrative practices.
6. Represent the county in its intergovernmental relationships.
7. Recommend a long term plan of capital improvements with accompanying financial plans.
8. Direct such central administrative services as it may be found desirable to render centrally, such as the maintenance and operation of buildings and grounds, the maintenance and control of transportation, central office appliance and clerical pools (including seasonal help assigned to all offices) and related services.
9. Maintain and direct a centralized purchasing service for all county offices, institutions and departments. He may recommend to the board and enforce such rules and regulations as are established by the board to maintain and centralize a purchasing service.
10. Recommend policies for the orderly conduct of business.
11. Attend meetings of the board of supervisors. He may participate in the discussion of any matters but shall have no vote.
12. Act as assistant director of the civil defense and disaster council as provided by Chapter 6 of this Code.
13. Act as county surplus officer for the acquisition of surplus federal and state property. (Ord. No. 262, § 4.)
As to purchasing system generally, see ch. 17 of this Code.
2-31 Same – May require reports, etc., from county officers, etc.
To assist in carrying out the powers and duties vested in the county administrative officer by this article, such officer may call upon any county officer or employee to perform any act which such officer or employee is legally authorized to perform, including the furnishing of any statistical data or other reports required. (Ord. No. 262, § 6.)
2-32 Construction of article.
No provision of this article shall be deemed or construed to grant any authority to or impose upon the county administrative officer which is vested or imposed by general law in or on any other county officer, board, commission, department or employee. (Ord. No. 262, § 5.)
Article IV. Planning Commission, Zoning Administrator, and Office of Planning and Building
For state law as to local planning generally, see Government Code Section 65100 et seq. As to duties, etc., of county planning commission in connection with variances under the junk storage regulations of the county, see §§ 15-29 to 15-37 of this Code. As to zoning generally, see Appendix I of this volume. As to recommendations by the county planning commission for variances under the Zoning Ordinance, see § 16 of Appendix II. As to county planning commission as the administrative agency under the Airport Zoning Ordinance, see § 8 of Appendix II. As to requirements for subdivisions generally, see Appendix IV.
2-33 Planning commission.
A planning commission is hereby created for the county under and by virtue of the provisions of Section 65100 et seq. of the Government Code. (Ord. No. 589 (part); Ord. No. 706 (part).)
2-33.1 Designation – Composition – Appointment of members of the planning commission.
The planning commission created pursuant to section 2-33 shall be known as the “Colusa County planning commission.” The commission shall consist of five members. Each member shall represent an individual supervisorial district, be a resident of that district, and be nominated by the supervisor representing that district. The appointment shall be effective upon the individual nominee receiving a majority vote of the board of supervisors. (Ord. No. 589 (part); Ord. No. 706 (part).)
For state law as to appointment of members and composition of county planning commission, see Government Code, § 65330 et seq. For state law as to regular meetings of local planning commissions, see Government Code, § 65401. As to compensation and travel expenses for members of planning commissions, see Government Code, § 65434.
2-33.2 Removal of planning commission member from office.
Planning commissioners serve at the pleasure of the board of supervisors and may be removed from office without cause at any time by a majority vote of the board of supervisors. (Ord. No. 589 (part); Ord. No. 706 (part).)
2-33.3 Appointment of members – Terms of office.
At the first meeting of the board of supervisors convening following the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section, the board of supervisors shall appoint all five members of the planning commission in the manner provided in section 2-33.1. The term of office for each commissioner for this initial planning commission appointed at the first meeting of the board of supervisors following the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section will be as follows:
Supervisorial District I – Term expires February 2008
Supervisorial District II – Term expires February 2008
Supervisorial District III – Term expires February 2008
Supervisorial District IV – Term expires February 2008
Supervisorial District V – Term expires February 2008
Thereafter, at the first meeting of the board of supervisors in each February of succeeding years, the procedure for appointing a new commission to serve for the succeeding twelve months shall be as provided in section 2-33.1. The term of these succeeding commissioner appointments shall be one year. A commissioner may be reappointed. (Ord. No. 589 (part); Ord. No. 706 (part).)
2-33.4 Meetings – Compensation for attendance.
The planning commission shall establish a regular day, hour and place for its regular meetings, and such regular meetings shall be held at least once a month. The commission may adjourn any regular or adjourned regular meeting to a date, time and place specified in the order of adjournment. When so adjourned, the adjourned meeting is a regular meeting for all purposes. In the event the regular meeting falls on a holiday, the regular meeting shall be held on a date determined by the commission at the meeting preceding the holiday. A special meeting shall be held upon the call of the chairman of the commission, or at the request of the planning director, upon giving of such notice as may be required by law. An emolument for each meeting attended will be given each commissioner. It will be set annually by the board of supervisors at the time the budget for the succeeding fiscal year is approved. (Ord. No. 589 (part); Ord. No. 706 (part).)
2-33.5 Officer selection.
The commission, at its first regular meeting following the first February meeting of the board of supervisors of each year, shall choose one of its members as chairman and one of its members as vice-chairman. The planning director of the county of Colusa shall serve as secretary to the commission. (Ord. No. 589 (part); Ord. No. 706 (part).)
2-33.6 Majority constitutes quorum.
A majority of the members of the planning commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. (Ord. No. 589 (part); Ord. No. 706 (part).)
2-33.7 Vacancy filling.
Any vacancy occurring by reason of the death, disability, resignation or removal of a member shall be filled by appointment by the board of supervisors. All such appointments shall be for the balance of the unexpired term of the vacant office. The individual filling the vacancy is to be a resident of the supervisorial district in which the vacancy exists and is to be nominated by the supervisor representing that district.
Any member of the planning commission who has failed to attend three consecutive regular meetings of the commission shall forfeit his/her office and create a vacancy in the membership of the planning commission. The secretary of the planning commission shall advise the board of supervisors of such vacancy within fifteen days of its occurrence. Any member of the planning commission who has forfeited his/her office by reason of failure to attend three consecutive regular meetings of the commission shall nonetheless be eligible for nomination and appointment to fill the vacancy created by such forfeiture upon a majority vote of the board of supervisors. In the alternative, the board of supervisors may appoint a successor.
Whenever a planning commissioner shall cease to be a resident of the supervisorial district from which he/she was appointed, his/her office shall immediately be considered vacant. (Ord. No. 589 (part); Ord. No. 706 (part).)
2-33.8 Duties of planning commission.
The planning commission shall:
(a) Review, analyze and recommend for the board of supervisors’ approval or denial any and all requests for general plan amendments, zoning amendments, development agreements, or other legislative matters.
(b) Review, analyze and recommend for board of supervisors’ approval or denial any and all planned development proposals.
(c) Review, analyze and approve or deny any and all requests for major variances from existing zoning classifications.
(d) Review, analyze and approve or deny any and all requests for major use permits.
(e) Periodically review and recommend to the board of supervisors revisions as necessary to the Colusa County general plan.
(f) Review, analyze and approve or deny any and all requests for minor variances or minor use permits which the zoning administrator has determined are more appropriate to be considered by the planning commission.
(g) Perform any and all other duties requested by the board of supervisors. (Ord. No. 589 (part); Ord. No. 706 (part).)
2-33.9 Office of zoning administration.
An office of zoning administration is hereby created under and by the provisions of Section 65100, et seq. of the California Government Code. (Ord. No. 589 (part).)
2-33.10 Designation of the zoning administrator.
Unless otherwise determined by the board of supervisors, the director of the office of planning and building or his or her designee shall serve as the zoning administrator for the county. (Ord. No. 589 (part).)
2-33.11 Hearings.
The zoning administrator shall hold at least one regular monthly hearing at the office of planning and building. The meetings shall be appropriately noticed as required by Government Code Section 65090. (Ord. No. 589 (part).)
2-34.1 Office of planning and building.
An office of planning and building is hereby created to be known as the office of planning and building. (Ord. No. 589 (part).)
2-34.2 Appointment, qualifications and duties generally of director of planning and building.
The board of supervisors shall appoint a director of planning and building who shall be the executive officer of the planning and building department and who shall administer all work of such department subject to the jurisdiction and control of the board of supervisors. The director shall have the requisite qualifications and experience necessary to enable him or her to properly discharge the functions of the office. (Ord. No. 589 (part).)
2-34.3 Departmental employees.
The director of planning and building is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint and employ such building inspectors, assistant technicians, custodians, maintenance personnel and administrative assistants as may be necessary for the proper conduct of the affairs of the office upon the approval of the board of supervisors and to pay salaries authorized by such board. Employees shall hold office at the pleasure of the director. (Ord. No. 589 (part).)
2-34.4 Repealed by Ordinance No. 639.
2-34.5 Powers and duties generally.
The office of planning and building shall:
(a) Prepare, periodically review, and revise, as necessary, the general plan;
(b) Implement the general plan through actions including, but not limited to, the administration of specific plans and zoning and subdivision ordinances;
(c) Assist the public in understanding the requirements of the county adopted zoning ordinances and state requirements;
(d) Serve as staff to the planning commission, zoning administrator, and technical advisory committee;
(e) Administer county grant applications obtained by the office of planning and building;
(f) Inspect and permit for building activity of all new structures in the county;
(g) Service and repair all county owned or operated buildings;
(h) Other duties as requested by the board of supervisors. (Ord. No. 589 (part).)
Article V. County Welfare Department
2-35 Created.
A department of county welfare is hereby created, to be known as the county welfare department. (Ord. No. 116, § 1.)
2-36 Appointment, qualifications and duties generally of director of county welfare.
The board of supervisors shall appoint a director of county welfare who shall be the executive officer of the county welfare department and who shall administer all work of such department subject to the jurisdiction and control of the board of supervisors. The director shall have the requisite qualifications and experience necessary to enable him properly to discharge the functions of his office. (Ord. No. 116, § 2.)
2-37 Departmental employees.
The director of county welfare is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint and employ such assistants, trained social workers, clerical and stenographic help as may be necessary for the proper conduct of the affairs of the county welfare department upon the approval of the board of supervisors and to pay salaries authorized by such board. Such assistants, social workers, clerks and stenographers shall hold office at the pleasure of the director. (Ord. No. 116, § 3.)
2-38 Powers and duties generally.
The general powers and duties of the county welfare department shall be as follows:
(a) To organize and administer adequate relief for the indigent or dependent poor and indigent sick, state and county aid to the needy aged, needy blind, needy orphan, half orphan, abandoned and other dependent children, and all other noninstitutional relief dispensed or provided by the county;
(b) To disburse or distribute such funds or goods as shall be received from private or government sources, for the purposes defined in this article, and to administer any trust declared or created for these purposes, in accordance with the terms of such trust;
(c) To cooperate with other departments of county work in the maintenance and supervision of a county work relief program;
(d) To cooperate with other public and social welfare agencies and societies of the county, state and federal governments, and to cooperate with the state, county and city health authorities in advancing and maintaining standards of housing and sanitation;
(e) To maintain a modern system of records on county relief cases and relief expenditures;
(f) To cooperate with the county hospital, the county almshouse and the county jail, and to assist the heads of those institutions in matters of investigation and social service. (Ord. No. 116, § 4.)
2-39 Services of other county departments and employees.
The county welfare department shall avail itself, insofar as possible, of the services of existing county departments and county employees where the services of such departments and such employees can be rendered to such welfare department without interfering with their ordinary duties. (Ord. No. 116, § 5.)
2-40 Applications for relief.
Applications for relief made to the board of supervisors or any member thereof shall be referred promptly to the county welfare department for investigation and recommendation. (Ord. No. 116, § 6.)
2-41 Monthly report, etc.
The county welfare department shall file with the board of supervisors monthly a report of work done and shall render for the approval of the board of supervisors a written statement of expenses incurred and relief claims against the county with a list of additions, deductions and changes. (Ord. No. 116, § 7.)
2-42 Administration of unemployment relief funds.
In addition to, and independent of, the powers and duties conferred by any or all of the foregoing sections, the county welfare department is hereby designated as the county agency to administer unemployment relief funds made available by the state relief administrator and the state relief commission as provided by article 16, section 10 of the Constitution of the state and Section 2800 et seq. of the Welfare and Institutions Code of the state, for the relief of hardship and destitution due to and caused by unemployment within the county. Such funds, whether from state or federal source, shall be administered as follows:
(a) Any moneys made available by the state relief administrator and the state relief commission, whether from state or federal sources, shall be deposited in an unemployment relief trust fund in the county treasury, which trust fund is hereby created, and such moneys shall be expended in accordance with the laws of the state under the rules and regulations established by the state relief commission and the state relief administrator and the fiscal regulations established by the state controller. The conditions of eligibility for relief provided from such unemployment relief trust fund and the standards of such relief shall conform to the requirements fixed by the state relief commission and the state relief administrator.
(b) Such personnel of the county welfare department as will authorize or in any manner commit the expenditure of moneys in such unemployment relief trust fund shall be approved by the state relief administrator, and the salaries of all personnel paid out of such trust fund shall be approved by the state relief administrator.
(c) The county auditor shall pay only such claims against such unemployment relief trust fund as will be authorized in a list of authorized expenditure items compiled by the relief administrator and furnished to such auditor by the state controller.
(d) The county welfare department shall furnish such reports and maintain such records with respect to the administration of such employment relief trust fund as may be required by the relief administrator and the state controller, and all such records shall be open to the inspection of the relief administrator and the state controller, or their agents or representatives. (Ord. No. 116, § 8.)
Article VI. Department of Public Works
2-43 Created.
There is hereby created in the county a department of public works. (Ord. No. 281, § 1.)
2-44 Duties.
The duties to be performed by the department of public works shall be as follows:
(a) Supervise, prepare or obtain designs and plans for roads and bridges.
(b) Handle all technical matters pertaining to subdivisions.
(c) Perform surveying and mapping.
(d) Inspect county roads, bridges and buildings.
(e) Issue building permits.
(f) Enforce zoning.
(g) Construct and maintain, and contract for the construction and maintenance of roads, bridges and drainage of county roads.
(h) Assist the board of supervisors in all things pertaining to county dumps.
(i) Assist the board of supervisors in all things pertaining to county ferries.
(j) Assist the board of supervisors in all matters pertaining to water development and control.
(k) Perform the duties of the road department, as defined by law.
(l) Perform all other activities and duties that may be ordered by the board of supervisors. (Ord. No. 281, § 2.)
2-45 Road commissioner administrative head of department; duties of commissioner generally.
The road commissioner of the county shall be ex officio the county surveyor and the director of public works, and as such shall be the administrative head of the department of public works.
The road commissioner shall perform, in addition to the duties hereinabove set out, all duties of county surveyor and road commissioner, as defined by law. (Ord. No. 281, §§ 3, 5.)
2-46 Qualifications of director of public works.
The director of public works shall be a registered engineer, with board experience in public works administration. (Ord. No. 281, § 4.)
Article VII. Public Guardian/LPS Conservator
For state law as to public guardians, see Welfare & Institutions Code, §§ 5175 to 5188.
2-47 Office created.
The office of the public guardian/LPS conservator is created in the county. (Ord. No. 463, (part).)
2-48 Appointment and compensation.
The board of supervisors shall by ordinance appoint the person to fill the position of public guardian/LPS conservator and by ordinance shall fix the compensation payable to the public guardian/LPS conservator in consideration for the duties to be performed as set forth in this article, and the Welfare and Institutions, Probate and Government Codes of the state of California. (Ord. No. 463, (part).)
2-49 Public guardian/LPS conservator appointed.
As authorized by Welfare and Institutions Code Section 8000 et seq. the board of supervisors of the county appoints the Colusa County counsel to fill the office of the public guardian/LPS conservator and all authority of the public guardian shall vest in him as successor public guardian/LPS conservator. (Ord. No. 463, (part).)
2-50 Termination of prior public guardian’s authority.
The office of the public guardian heretofore having vested in the office of the director of social services is terminated, and the authority thereof as public guardian shall cease to exist. (Ord. No. 463, (part).)
2-51 Official bond.
The public guardian/LPS conservator shall file an official bond in such amount as may be fixed, from time to time, by the board of supervisors, which bond shall inure to the joint benefit of the several conservation/guardianship estates and the county, and such public guardian/LPS conservator shall not be required to file bonds in individual estates. (Ord. No. 463, (part).)
2-52 Public guardian/LPS conservator’s powers, duties and responsibilities.
All powers, duties and responsibilities of the public guardian/LPS conservator shall be as provided by law, and no powers, duties or responsibilities other than those provided for in the Government, Probate and Welfare and Institutions Codes of the state of California is created. (Ord. No. 463, (part).)
2-53 Employment of private attorneys.
If necessary, the public guardian/LPS conservator in his/her discretion may employ private attorneys where the cost thereof can be defrayed out of conservatorship estate funds or as authorized by the board of supervisors. (Ord. No. 463, (part).)
2-54 Appointment of deputies.
The public guardian/LPS conservator may appoint two subordinate deputies necessary to perform the duties required of that office. (Ord. No. 463 (part).)
2-55 Public guardian/LPS conservator designated public representative payee.
The public guardian/LPS conservator is designated as authorized public representative payee for the county and may collect such fees as may be authorized by the board of supervisors for public representative payee services. (Ord. No. 463, (part).)
2-56 Predecessor public guardian to cooperate with successor.
The predecessor public guardian shall cooperate fully with the successor public guardian/LPS conservator in order to facilitate an orderly and efficient transfer of conservatee estates pursuant to Section 8005 of the welfare and institutions code. (Ord. No. 463 (part).)
2-57 Funds for administrative expenses.
The county shall provide to the public guardian/LPS conservator such funds as are necessary to cover initial administrative expenses such as office furniture, stationery supplies, utilities, etc. (Ord. No. 463 (part).)
2-57A Fund for incidentals.
The Colusa County auditor is directed to establish a fund for the use by public guardian/LPS conservator and his designated deputies for necessary incidental expenses of conservatees in an amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars. The public guardian/LPS conservator shall render an annual account to the board of supervisors on this fund and the public guardian/LPS conservator is authorized to seek reimbursement for such sums as are expended as permitted by law. (Ord. No. 463 (part).)
Article VIII. County Automobiles
As to motor vehicles and traffic generally, see ch. 12 of this Code.
2-58 Definitions.
For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
Car. The word “car” shall mean all automotive vehicles owned and operated by the county.
Employee. The word “employee” shall include all officers and employees of the county and all persons operating county-owned automotive vehicles on county business. (Ord. No. 269, § 1.)
2-59 Identification.
The board of supervisors may, by resolution, provide that proper identification shall be affixed to county cars, excepting those cars that, in the judgment of the board, should not be so marked by reason of the use to which they are put. (Ord. No. 269, § 2.)
2-60 Prohibited uses.
It shall be unlawful for any person to use, drive, employ or operate any car owned by, kept or maintained for use or service of the county, for any purpose of other than a county purpose of, in or about the performance of a duty of a county employee. (Ord. No. 269, § 3.)
2-61 Assignment of cars.
The board of supervisors may from time to time assign county cars to departments or designated employees. (Ord. No. 269, § 4.)
2-62 Drivers to pay certain fines, etc.
Fines and penalties levied for violation of the state, county or city laws and ordinances for which the driver of a county car is responsible shall be paid by such driver. (Ord. No. 269, § 5.)
2-63 Accidents.
All accidents involving a county car shall be reported promptly by the employee using the car at the time of the accident on accident report forms supplied by the county administrative officer. (Ord. No. 269, § 6.)
2-64 Employees to use county cars, exception; use of private cars generally.
Employees shall use county cars for official automotive travel except where no county cars are assigned to the particular department, or in case of emergency. The use of private cars shall be previously authorized by the department head or the board of supervisors, and the use of such authorized private cars shall be paid therefor the sum stipulated in the current resolution of the board of supervisors fixing compensation for use of private vehicles. (Ord. No. 269, § 7.)
2-65 Insurance requirements for private cars.
The board of supervisors may require a certificate of insurance before any personally owned car is used for official travel. Such certificate of insurance, if required, shall state that coverage exists at least in the specified amounts indicated by the board. (Ord. No. 269, § 7.)
2-66 Additional rules and regulations.
The board of supervisors may by resolution provide for such additional rules and regulations for the operation of county cars from time to time as it deems proper. (Ord. No. 269, § 8.)
2-67 Violations of article.
If any employee violates any of the provisions of this article, the board of supervisors may take such disciplinary action against such employee involved as in the discretion of the board the case warrants. This provision shall not be exclusive, but shall be in addition to any other penalty provided by law. (Ord. No. 269, § 3.)
As to general penalty, see § 4-12 of this Code.
Article IX. Judicial Districts
As to arrest, fines and imprisonment, see ch. 4 of this Code. Prior ordinance history: Ord. No. 222.
2-68 Consolidation and establishment.
On and after May 15, 1975, those presently existing judicial districts in the county named and known as the “Colusa Judicial District” and the “Williams Judicial District,” which two districts comprise all of the judicial districts of the county, shall be consolidated into, and there shall be established therefrom, one county-wide judicial district which shall be named and known as the “Colusa-Williams Judicial District.” (Ord. No. 359, § 1.)
2-69 Boundaries.
The boundaries of the “Colusa-Williams Judicial District” shall be the boundaries of the county established by Section 23106 of the Government Code of California, as follows:
Beginning at the southeast corner being the northeast corner of Yolo, in the Sacramento River, at its intersection with the south line of T 13 N, M.D.B.; thence west on said township line to the ridge dividing the waters flowing into Bear Creek and Stony Creek from those flowing west into the north fork of Cache Creek and Clear Lake; thence northerly along said ridge to the summit line of the Coast Range, being the eastern line of Lake, forming the southwest corner of Colusa and northwest corner of Yolo; thence northerly on said eastern boundary of Lake, to the southwest corner of Glenn; thence easterly on the southern line of Glenn to Butte Creek; thence down Butte Creek to Butte Slough; thence up Butte Slough to the Sacramento River; thence down the Sacramento River to the place of beginning. (Ord. No. 359, § 2.)
2-70 Justice court.
Sessions of the justice court for the “Colusa-Williams Judicial District” shall be held within the district in both the city of Colusa and the city of Williams. (Ord. No. 359, § 3.)
Article X. Supervisorial Districts
2-71 Supervisorial districts.
The boundaries of the Supervisorial Districts One, Two, Three, Four and Five of the county shall be as set forth in the exhibits attached to the ordinance codified in this article. Maps geographically depicting the supervisorial district boundaries shall be kept on file with the county clerk in the office of the registrar of voters. (Ord. No. 642, § 2.)
Article XI. Peace Officer Recruitment and Training
2-76 State aid desired.
The board of supervisors of the county hereby declares that the county desires to qualify to receive aid from the state under the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 4 of the Penal Code of California, beginning with Section 13500. (Ord. No. 334, § 1.)
2-77 Standards adherence pledged.
Pursuant to Section 13522 of the Penal Code of California, the county, while receiving any state aid pursuant to said Chapter 1 of Title 4 of the Penal Code of California, will adhere to the standards for recruitment and training of peace officers established by the California commission on peace officer standards and training. (Ord. No. 334, § 2.)
Article XII. Claims Against County
2-78 Waiver of three-day waiting period for warrants in special circumstances.
Pursuant to Section 29742 of the Government Code the county auditor/controller is hereby authorized to recommend to the board of supervisors to waive the three-day waiting period and to issue warrants for those claims he deems to be of special circumstances in the better interests of the county. (Ord. No. 384, § 1.)
Article XIII. Industrial Development Authority
2-79 Purpose – Statutory authority.
The California Industrial Development Financing Act, Title 10 (commencing with Section 91500), Government Code (the “Act”), has established an industrial development authority of this county for the achievement of specified public purposes. The public purposes are to increase opportunities for useful employment or otherwise contribute to economic development. The need for the establishment of an industrial development authority in the achievement of such purposes is based upon findings that industry requires the new and alternative method of capital finance that such authorities can provide in order for it to undertake the acquisition, construction or rehabilitation of facilities the use of which will serve those public purposes. (Ord. No. 411, § 1.)
2-80 Findings.
There is a need in the county of Colusa for the acquisition, construction or rehabilitation of facilities for the use of industry, which will increase employment opportunities or otherwise contribute to economic development, and further, the new and alternative method of capital finance that industrial development authorities can provide will aid in satisfying that need. (Ord. No. 411, § 2.)
2-81 Declaration of necessity – Organization.
(a) Need. There is a need in the county of Colusa for an industrial development authority to provide industry with an alternative and additional method of finance in accordance with state policy as set forth in the Act.
(b) Organization. The industrial development authority of this county established by the Act is hereby declared organized, and shall function under the name “Industrial Development Authority of the County of Colusa,” and be authorized to transact business and exercise all of the powers and other authority conferred upon industrial development authorities by such Act. (Ord. No. 411, § 3.)
Article XIV. Annual Inventory of County Property
2-82 Annual inventory of county property.
The inventory of all county property required by Section 24051 of the California Government Code shall be made annually and filed in the office of the county clerk/recorder on or before August 31st of each and every year. (Ord. No. 579.)
Article XV. Children and Families Commission
2-90 Findings and purpose.
The board of supervisors of the county of Colusa do find that the voters of the state of California passed the California Children and Families First Act of 1998. The purpose of this section is to implement that law. (Ord. No. 628, (part).)
2-91 Definitions.
(a) “Act” means the California Children and Families [First] Act of 1998 as amended.
(b) “California Children and Families Commission” means the state commission established in accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 130110.
(c) “Commission” means the Colusa County children and families commission established pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 130140.
(d) “County Strategic Plan” means the plan adopted by the Commission and submitted to the California Children and Families Commission pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 130140.
(e) “Trust Fund” means the Children and Families Trust Fund established pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 130105. (Ord. No. 628, (part).)
2-92.1 Establishment of commission.
There is established a county commission to be known as the children and family commission. (Ord. No. 628, (part).)
2-92.2 Establishment of trust fund.
There is established a trust fund to be known as the children and families trust fund. (Ord. No. 628, (part).)
2-93 Membership.
The commission shall have five voting members, selected as follows:
(a) One member of the board of supervisors appointed by the chair of the board;
(b) The director of the Colusa County health and human services department or his or her designee;
(c) The superintendent of schools or his or her designee;
(d) One member representing the child care resource and referral agency;
(e) One member representing a community-based organization that has a goal of promoting and nurturing early childhood development. (Ord. No. 628, (part).)
2-94.1 Terms – Appointment.
Commission members shall be appointed by the board of supervisors. Commission members shall serve at the pleasure of the board of supervisors, and may be removed for any reason without cause. The term of office of each member shall be for three years or until the appointment of his/her successor. Vacancies on the commission are filled by appointment by the board of supervisors. Appointees shall serve for the unexpired term of the vacant position. (Ord. No. 628, (part).)
2-94.2 Terms – Staggered.
Terms of office of the commission members shall be staggered. At the first meeting of the commission, those members present shall classify themselves by lot so that one member shall have a term of office for one year, one member shall have a term of office for two years, and three members shall have a term of office for three years. (Ord. No. 628, (part).)
2-95 Vacancies and removal.
A vacancy on the commission shall occur automatically on the happening of any of the following events before the expiration of the term:
(a) Removal of the incumbent for any reason;
(b) Death or resignation of the incumbent; or
(c) Ceasing to be a representative from the various categories provided for in section 2-93. (Ord. No. 628, (part).)
2-96 Chairperson – Rules and regulations.
The members of the commission shall annually elect a chairperson who shall serve for a term of one year. The commission shall make such rules and regulations as are necessary to conduct its business. (Ord. No. 628, (part).)
2-97 Commission subject to Ralph M. Brown Act.
The commission shall operate as a standing committee of the Colusa County board of supervisors and shall operate in accordance with the open meeting laws of the state of California. (Ord. No. 628, (part).)
2-98 Compensation.
The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but may receive actual and necessary expenses as are incurred in carrying out their duties in accordance with county policy and procedures. (Ord. No. 628, (part).)
2-99 Duties.
The children and families commission is charged with the following duties:
(a) To implement the goals and objectives of the Act;
(b) To administer the monies in the Colusa County children and families trust fund;
(c) To adopt, maintain and oversee an adequate and complete county strategic plan for the support and improvement of early childhood development within the county as outlined in the Act. The proposed plan, and any subsequent revisions thereto shall be submitted to the board of supervisors for review and comment prior to adoption by the commission, or submittal to the California Children and Families Commission;
(d) To conduct at least one public hearing on its proposed county strategic plan before the plan is adopted;
(e) To conduct at least one public hearing on its periodic review of the county strategic plan before any revisions to the plan are adopted;
(f) To submit its adopted county strategic plan, and any subsequent revisions thereto, to the California Children and Families Commission and the board of supervisors;
(g) To prepare and adopt an annual audit and report pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 130150. The commission shall conduct at least one public hearing prior to adopting any annual audit and report;
(h) To conduct at least one public hearing on each annual report by the state commission prepared pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 130150;
(i) To make copies of its annual audits and reports available to members of the general public on request and at no cost;
(j) To exercise all powers, duties, and functions as are prescribed by statute, by the board of supervisors, and by the commission;
(k) To report to the board of supervisors annually on the activities of the previous year;
(l) To hold regular meetings not less than nine times per year on dates and times set by the commission. (Ord. No. 628, (part).)
Article XVI. Conflict of Interest Code
2-100 Conflict of interest – Disclosure by employees/officials.
The Political Reform Act (Government Code Section 81000 et seq.) requires state and local government agencies to adopt and promulgate Conflict of Interest Codes.
The Fair Political Practices Commission (hereinafter “FPPC”) has adopted a regulation (2 Cal. Code of Regs. 18730) which contains the terms of a standard Conflict of Interest Code. The FPPC terms can be incorporated by reference in an agency’s code and as may be amended by the Fair Political Practices Commission to conform to amendments in the Political Reform Act, following public notice and hearing.
Therefore, the terms of 2 Cal. Code of Regs. 18730 and any amendments thereto which become duly adopted by the FPPC are hereby incorporated into this Code by reference. This regulation and Appendix A, designating officials and employees, and Appendix B establishing disclosure categories, shall constitute the Conflict of Interest Code for the county of Colusa.
Designated employees and officials shall file statements of economic interest with the county of Colusa county clerk by April 1 of each year on the form which can be obtained from the office of the county clerk. The agency shall make all statements available for public inspection and reproduction pursuant to Government Code Section 81008.
Upon hiring of a new employee and upon the termination of employment for every employee in the county, the county payroll department shall advise the office of the county clerk on a form to be provided by the county clerk of the dates of new hiring or termination. Based thereon, the office of the county clerk shall provide information to such employees concerning reporting requirements under this Code.
In the event that the office of the county clerk determines a failure to comply with this reporting requirement has occurred, notice shall be given to the appropriate employee/officer. If compliance with filing does not occur after notice has been given within the time specified in the notice, the county clerk shall report to the board of supervisors the failure to comply. Thereafter, the board of supervisors may, upon notice and hearing, impose enforcement sanctions, including but not limited to:
(a) A fine for any statement that is filed late, in the amount of ten dollars per day up to a maximum of one hundred dollars (See Government Code Section 91013);
(b) Referral of the failure to file to the Fair Political Practices Commission enforcement division for investigation and possible prosecution;
(c) In addition to the late filing penalties, a fine of up to five thousand dollars per violation may be imposed (See Government Code Section 83116).
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Positions |
Disclosure Categories |
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County Clerk/Recorder |
1, 2 |
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County Auditor/Controller |
1, 2, 4, 6 |
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Director of Planning and Building |
1, 2 |
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Director of Public Works |
1, 2, 5, 6 |
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Building Inspector |
3, 6 |
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Director(s) of Mental Health and Substance Abuse |
1, 2, 5, 6 |
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Director of Health and Human Services |
1, 2, 5, 6 |
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Director of Child Support Services |
1, 2, 5, 6 |
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Deputy Director of DHHS |
1, 2 |
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Program Manager of APS and CPS |
1, 2 |
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IHSS Public Authority Program Manager |
1, 2 |
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DHHS Staff Services Manager |
1, 2 |
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Director of County Library |
1, 2, 5, 6 |
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Central Services Department Head |
1, 2, 5, 6 |
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County Agricultural Commissioner |
1, 2, 5, 6 |
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County Sheriff |
1, 2, 6 |
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County Assessor |
1, 2, 4, 5, 6 |
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County Chief Probation Officer |
1, 2, 5, 6 |
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Local District Entities |
As required by the entity’s conflict code |
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Employee Relations Officer |
1, 2 |
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Consultants* |
All |
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Although listed below as included in designated employees/officials, the following positions are identified specifically in Government Code Section 87200, and must conform to filing requirements contained in that code as well. |
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County Administrative Officer |
1, 2, 5, 6 |
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County Counsel |
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