Plumas County Municipal Code Art. 6 County Administrative Office

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Editor's note— Article 6 entitled "Planning Director," consisting of Section 2-4.601, recodified from Section 12650, P.C.O.C., as added by Ordinance No. 644, as amended by Ordinance No. 671, and Sections 2-4.602 and 2-4.603, as added by Ordinance No. 74-64, effective September 19, 1974, amended in its entirety by Ordinance No. 88-694, effective July 15, 1988

Article 6, codified from Ordinance No. 88-694, amended in its entirety by Ordinance No. 92-794, effective November 12, 1992

A County Administrative Office is hereby established in order to provide effective centralized administration for the government of Plumas County under the direction of a County Administrative Officer. Under the policy direction of the Board of Supervisors, the County Administrative Officer shall direct and coordinate the administrative activities of all County offices, departments and agencies, both appointive and elective. The scope of authority of the office shall be prescribed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

The powers of the County Administrative Officer shall be exercised so as not to conflict with the State statutory duties of any elected or appointed officials of the County; and, further, those officials shall retain a right to consult with the Board of Supervisors directly, and to appeal any decision by the County Administrative Officer, on any issue of importance, subject to applicable procedural rules approved by the Board of Supervisors.

(§ 1, Ord. 92-794, eff. November 12, 1992; § 1, Ord. 19-1117, adopted February 19, 2019; § 1, Ord. 22-1143, adopted May 12, 2022)

The position of County Administrative Officer is created to carry out and enforce the policies of the Board of Supervisors. The qualifications, duties and responsibilities of the County Administrative Officer shall be prescribed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

The County Administrative Officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors, and may be removed by majority vote at any regular meeting of four (4) or more members of the Board. Any decision to remove shall be sufficient without a showing of good cause or right to appeal. The incumbent shall not be removed without sixty (60) days' prior to written notice, except that the County Administrative Officer shall not be given notice during the first one hundred twenty (120) days following any change in membership of the Board except upon a four-fifths (⅘) vote of the Board. Without affecting the at-will status of the County Administrative Officer, the Board of Supervisors Chairperson shall arrange for a performance evaluation of the County Administrator on or near the anniversary of the date of hire, using a written format similar to that used for other appointed department heads.

(§ 1, Ord. 92-794, eff. November 12, 1992, as amended by § 1, Ord. 01-943, eff. June 7, 2001; § 1, Ord. 12-1091, adopted November 13, 2012; § 1, Ord. 19-1117, adopted February 19, 2019; § 1, Ord. 22-1143, adopted May 12, 2022)