El Dorado County Municipal Code Ch. 2.12 Creation and Consolidation of Offices

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State Law reference— Consolidation of County offices, Government Code § 24300 et seq.

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or the Government Code, none of the County officers designated in Government Code § 24000 are consolidated with each other.

(Prior Code, § 3101; Code 1997, § 2.12.010)

The offices of Sheriff, Coroner and Public Administrator are consolidated.

(Prior Code, § 3102; Code 1997, § 2.12.020; Ord. No. 3163, § 2, 1981)

The office of Agricultural Commissioner is consolidated with the office of Sealer of Weights and Measures.

(Prior Code, § 3103; Code 1997, § 2.12.030)

The office of Treasurer is consolidated with the office of Tax Collector.

A. Eligibility qualification standards. The County hereby adopts the provisions of Government Code § 27000.7 as set forth at the time of adoption of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived and as may be subsequently amended regarding eligibility criteria for the office of Treasurer-Tax Collector. If any new or renumbered Government Code statute replacing in whole or in part the aforementioned Section 27000.7 is subsequently enacted, the terms of that new or renumbered statute shall govern pursuant to this section.

B. Verification of candidate qualifications. The County Registrar of Voters shall verify that all declared candidates for the office of County Treasurer-Tax Collector qualify pursuant to the provisions of this section. All candidates shall submit a letter signed and executed under penalty of perjury listing the one or more candidate eligibility criteria of this chapter that they possess along with the other necessary candidate filings.

(Prior Code, § 3104; Code 1997, § 2.12.040; Ord. No. 4518, 1998)

The office of Public Guardian for the County is created pursuant to Government Code § 27430. The Board hereby delegates its authority to appoint the Public Guardian to the Director of the Health and Human Services Agency.

(Prior Code, § 3501; Code 1997, § 2.12.050; Ord. No. 4333)

The office of County Counsel is created pursuant to Government Code § 27640 et seq.

(Prior Code, § 3502; Code 1997, § 2.12.060)

Pursuant to Streets and Highways Code § 2006.1, the office of Road Commissioner is abolished and all duties of the Road Commissioner are transferred to the Director of Transportation.

(Code 1997, § 2.12.070; Ord. No. 3695, § 2, 1987; Ord. No. 3973, § 8, 1988; Ord. No. 5051, § 3, 4-18-2017)

The office of Civil Defense and Air Pollution Control is created.

(Prior Code, § 3504; Code 1997, § 2.12.080)

The County Auditor is appointed Property Officer and shall perform the duties of Property Officer. The provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 26945) of Chapter 4, Division 2, Title 3 of the Government Code relating to qualifying for office, are made effective for the office of the County Auditor.

(Prior Code, § 3505; Code 1997, § 2.12.090; Ord. No. 3163, § 3, 1981; Ord. No. 3188, § 1, 1981; Ord. No. 4515, 1998)

The office of County Clerk is consolidated with the office of Recorder.

(Code 1997, § 2.12.110; Ord. No. 4085, § 1, 1989)

A. The office of Clerk of the Board of Supervisors is created.

B. The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors shall perform those duties prescribed by law for the County Clerk as ex officio clerk of the Board of Supervisors and such additional duties as the Board of Supervisors shall from time to time prescribe by ordinance.

(Code 1997, § 2.12.090; Ord. No. 4098, § 1, 1990)