San Mateo County Municipal Code Ch. 2.15 Miscellaneous Administrative Regulations

As used in this chapter:

(a) "Appointing officer" means the employee, officer, board, commission or body having the power of appointment to any position in the service of the County.

(b) "Unclassified service" shall consist of those person not in the classified service. "Classified service" shall have the same meaning as given it by the Charter.

(c) "Extra help" shall be those persons working for the County as extra help as specified in the Civil Service Rules.

(d) "Month" means a calendar month.

(e) "Officers and employees" means and includes all incumbents, officers and employees and their officers, assistants, deputies and employees.

(f) "Year" means a fiscal year.

(g) "Supervisor" means a member of the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo.

(h) Other terms. All other words, phrases or terms shall have the meaning determined by the laws of this State and the decisions of the courts of this State.

(Ord. 4324, 08/15/06; Ord. 4327, 09/12/06)

The following rules in this chapter shall be general in their nature and shall apply to and govern all offices, departments and institutions, including commissions and boards, in the service of the County, and all officers and employees.

(Ord. 4324, 08/15/06; Ord. 4327, 09/12/06)

Every County officer, board, and commission shall have the powers and perform the duties prescribed by this chapter and other ordinances not inconsistent herewith, in addition to those prescribed by the Charter and by general laws which are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Charter and ordinances adopted pursuant thereto.

(Ord. 4324, 08/15/06; Ord. 4327, 09/12/06)

Except as established by the Department Head with the approval of the County Manager, County offices shall be open for the transaction of business during the hours of 8:00 o'clock a.m. to 5:00 o'clock p.m. every day except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Offices of elected officials shall be open during hours specified by the elected official.

(Ord. 4324, 08/15/06; Ord. 4327, 09/12/06)

(a) Personal Injuries to Employees. Every officer and employee of the County shall forthwith report in writing to the Risk Manager and to the head of his office or institution, all of the details concerning any accident in which he has been involved while acting in the scope of his employment and in which he has suffered personal injuries. In the case of serious injuries or death resulting to an employee and arising out of any such accident, there shall be made by any officer or employee of the County having knowledge thereof an immediate telephone report to the Director of Employee and Public Services which telephone report shall be in addition to any other report required by this section.

(b) Property Damage and Injuries to Others. Every officer and employee of the County involved in an accident, while acting in the scope of his employment, in which accident damage to property of the County or to the person and/or property of others, however slight, is incurred, shall forthwith report in writing to the Risk Manager and to the head of his office, department or institution, all of the details thereof. In cases of serious injury or death arising out of any such accident, an immediate telephone report shall be made to his department head by the officer or employee of the County having knowledge thereof which telephone report shall be in addition to any other report required by this section. The written reports required by this section shall include the date, time, and place of the accident, a description of any property damaged, the names and addresses of all persons involved in such accident or injured therein, the names and addresses of all witnesses thereto and all other information required by law or which may be required by the County Counsel, the Director of Employee and Public Services or the Risk Manager. In the case of any accident involving a motor vehicle, such report shall include the license number of every vehicle involved, and the name and address of every registered owner of every vehicle involved. In those accidents involving a motor vehicle such reports shall contain information relative to vehicles which, although not directly involved in the accident, may be classified as contributory to such accident.

(c) The Risk Manager or his designee shall notify the County's insurance company of every accident of the type hereinabove mentioned and furnish said company with a complete report thereof.

(Ord. 4324, 08/15/06; Ord. 4327, 09/12/06)

Any officer, board, commission or the head of any office, department or institution of the County who administers regulatory laws established by ordinance or State law is authorized to cause such regulatory laws or extracts therefrom to be printed in convenient form and sold to the public at cost, provided that the expenditure for such printing and the price at which the pamphlet is to be sold are first approved by the Board.

(Ord. 4324, 08/15/06; Ord. 4327, 09/12/06)

Should any officer or employee of the County find or save any money, goods or other personal property which has been lost, abandoned or misplaced on County property, such finder shall immediately notify his department head of such fact, giving information concerning the time when and the place where the property was found, a description of the property, the circumstances under which it was found, and the name of the owner of the property if known. The property shall thereupon be placed in the possession of the department head. Thereafter, the property shall be handled according to the provisions of section 2080 et seq. of the Civil Code of the State of California and of section 2.44.100 of this code.

Any reward for finding such property shall inure to the benefit of the officer or employee of the County who found same.

Should such property remain unclaimed by the owner at the end of the storage period prescribed by law, it shall be sold at public auction.

(Ord. 4324, 08/15/06; Ord. 4327, 09/12/06)

Each board or commission and the head of each office, department and institution of the County may receive on behalf of the County, gifts, devises, bequests and trusts for any purpose in connection with or incidental to his office, department or institution in accordance with procedures established by the County Manager. Title to all such property, gifts, devises, bequests and trusts shall be taken in the name of the County of San Mateo and shall vest in said County. Upon acceptance of any gift, devise, bequest or trust by the Board or the ratification of such acceptance by the Board, the Controller shall be notified of such acceptance and shall make the necessary entries on their respective accounts and property records to insure that the property which is the subject of such gift, devise, bequest or trust will be charged to the County property officer.

(Ord. 4324, 08/15/06; Ord. 4327, 09/12/06)

Failure of a County officer or employee to comply with the provisions of this chapter may constitute grounds for suspension or dismissal from his employment. Such failure on the part of an elective official may constitute malfeasance or nonfeasance in office.

(Ord. 4324, 08/15/06; Ord. 4327, 09/12/06)

(a) The Courthouse of the County of San Mateo shall consist of the following structures, each of which is located in the City of Redwood City, County of San Mateo, State of California, each of which is hereby designated as the San Mateo County Courthouse for purposes of official County purposes and official acts of the County, its boards, commissions, officers, assistants, deputies and employees, and all of which shall be known as the County Government Center for address purposes:

1. Hall of Justice and Records: That certain structure sometimes referred to as the "Hall of Justice and Records" or "400 County Center", and bounded on the west by Winslow Street, on the south by Marshall Street, and on the east by Hamilton Street.

2. San Mateo County Office Building: That certain structure sometimes referred to as the "San Mateo County Office Building" or "455 County Center" situated adjacent to and northerly of the Hall of Justice and Records, and bounded on the west by Winslow Street and on the east by the building whose address is 555 County Center.

(b) Private sales hereafter conducted at the "Courthouse" shall be conducted at the Marshall Street entrance of the structure described in subsection (a) (1) of this section.

(Ord. 4324, 08/15/06; Ord. 4327, 09/12/06)

The Board of Supervisors may from time to time by resolution adopt an employee grievance procedure for the presentation by County employees of complaints or grievances relating to employment or working conditions except where otherwise provided for by County Charter, rules and regulations of the Civil Service Commission, or general law.

(Ord. 4324, 08/15/06; Ord. 4327, 09/12/06)