Santa Clara County Municipal Code Title A General and Administration

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Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-300.735, § 1, adopted Oct. 19, 2004, amended Div. A1, in its entirety, to read as herein set out. Prior to inclusion of said ordinance, Div. A1 pertained to similar subject matter. See also the Code Comparative Table for a detailed analysis of inclusion.

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Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-19.30.4, § 1, adopted September 23, 1997, amended Division A-3 to read as herein set out. Formerly, such division pertained to similar provisions and derived from Ord. No. NS-19.30, § 1, 7-18-95; Ord. No. NS-19.30.2, § 1, 3-5-96. See the Code Comparative Table for a detailed analysis of history before Ord. No. NS-19.30.

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Cross reference— Taxation generally, Div. A30.

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Charter reference— Board of Supervisors generally, Art. II.

Cross reference— Vote required on appointments and removals by Board of Supervisors, § A2-3; travel by County officers, Div. A31; travel by members of Board of Supervisors, § A31-1(a).

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Cross reference— Assessment Appeals Boards, § A4-13 et seq.; Disaster Council, § A8-8 et seq.; Emergency Preparedness Council, § A8-23 et seq.; Children and Families First Commission, § A18-76 et seq.; Health Advisory Commission, § A18-115 et seq.; Mental Health Board, § A18-141 et seq.; Advisory Commission for Persons with Disabilities, § A18-154 et seq.; Social Services Advisory Commission, § A18-200 et seq.; Coordinating Council on Services to Victims of Sexual Assault, § A18-230; Local Suppression of Drug Abuse in Schools Advisory Committee, § A18-245 et seq.; Senior Care Commission, § A18-251 et seq.; Domestic Violence Council, § A18-300 et seq.; Community Health Center Board, § A18-320 et seq.; Law Enforcement Drug Council, § A20-22 et seq.; Department of Correction, § A20-38 et seq.; attendance of County Counsel at meetings of boards, § A22-15; Advisory Commission on Consumer Affairs, § A23-60 et seq.; Personnel Board, § A25-16 et seq.; Council on Equal Employment Opportunities, § A25-775 et seq.; Parks and Recreation Commission, § A33-70 et seq.; Fish and Game Commission, § A33-76 et seq.; Animal Advisory Commission, § B31-110 et seq.

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Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-300.862, adopted June 25, 2013, amended Div. A9 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former Div. 9 pertained to the same subject matter, consisted of §§ A9-1—A9-3, and derived from the 1954 Code; Ord. No. NS-300.33, adopted Sept. 8, 1958; Ord. No. NS-300.33.2, adopted May 4, 1964, Ord. No. NS-300.95, adopted Apr. 4, 1966; Ord. No. NS-300.167, adopted Aug. 8, 1972; and Ord. No. NS-300.650, adopted May 8, 2001.

Cross reference— Travel by County personnel, Div. A31.

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Editor's note— Fees and charges relating to specific subjects are classified in this Code under those subjects.

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Editor's note— Section 1 of Ord. No. NS-300.351, adopted May 15, 1954, repealed former Div. A15, entitled "Controller," consisting of §§ A15-1—A15-5, A15-10—A15-15, derived from Ord. No. NS-300.306, § 1, adopted Oct. 23, 1979; Ord. No. NS-300.345, § 1, adopted Dec. 15, 1951; and Ord. No. NS-300.351, § 1, adopted Mar. 2, 1952. Section 2 of Ord. No. NS-300.381 added a new Div. A15, §§ A15-1—A15-5, A15-10—A15-16.

Subsequently, § 8 of Ord. No. NS-300.393, adopted Mar. 26, 1985, repealed Div. A15; and § 9 enacted a new Div. A15, §§ A15-1—A15-41.

Charter reference— Financial provisions, Art. VI.

Cross reference— Assessments, Div. A4; budgets, Div. A7; miscellaneous fees and charges, Div. A14; taxation, Div. A30.

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Cross reference— Environmental health regulations, Div. B11; food permits, § B11-50 et seq.; animals and fowl, Div. B31; review of subdivision plans by Environmental Management Agency, § C12-53.

State Law reference— Local health administration, Health and Safety Code § 101025 et seq.

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Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-300.513, § 1, adopted Feb. 23, 1993, repealed former Ch. XVI, Arts. 1—10, §§ A18-258—A18-296 in its entirety, which pertained to similar subject matter. Section 2 of said Ord. No. NS-300.513 added a new Ch. XVI, Arts. 1—10, §§ A18-258—A18-275, A18-277—A18-284, A18-289—A18-295, to read as herein set out.

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Cross reference— Office hours for Sheriff, § A2-6; fee for fingerprinting by Sheriff's Department, § A14-29; District Attorney, § A22-31 et seq.; Public Defender, § A22-46 et seq.; probation, Div. A27; private patrols, Div. B15.

State Law reference— Sheriffs generally, Government Code § 26600.

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Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-300.993, adopted January 14, 2025, amended Div. A21, in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former Div. A21, pertained to similar subject matter, consisted of Chs. I—III, §§ A21-1—A21-21, and derived from the 1954 Code; Ord. No. NS-300.50, adopted August 15, 1960; Ord. No. NS-3.16, adopted October 8, 1974; Ord. No. NS-300.303, adopted September 11, 1979; Ord. No. NS-300.338, adopted May 5, 1981; Ord. No. NS-300.428, adopted April 19, 1988; Ord. No. NS-300.436, adopted June 7, 1988; Ord. No. NS-300.445, adopted April 4, 1989; Ord. No. NS-300.617, adopted October 20, 1998; Ord. No. NS-300.700, adopted September 17, 2002; Ord. No. NS-300.701, adopted November 5, 2002; Ord. No. NS-300.742, adopted September 27, 2005; Ord. No. NS-300.834, adopted November 23, 2010; Ord. No. NS-300.854, adopted December 4, 2012; Ord. No. NS-300.890, adopted January 26, 2016; Ord. No. NS-300.894, adopted June 7, 2016; and Ord. No. NS-300.952, adopted December 14, 2021.

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Cross reference— Juvenile Justice Commission, § A6-19 et seq.

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Editor's note— Section 1 of Ord. No. NS-300.393, adopted Mar. 26, 1985, repealed Div. A23, entitled "Library" §§ A23-1—A23-20; and § 6 enacted a new Div. A23, §§ A23-1—A23-246.

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Editor's note— Division A24, entitled "Revenue and Systems Agency," §§ A24-1—A24-64, was repealed by § 2 of Ord. No. NS-300.393, adopted Mar. 26, 1985. The division was formerly derived from the following ordinances: NS-300.251, NS-300.269, NS-300.306, NS-300.381.

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Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-300.269, § 8, adopted Dec. 18, 1978, specifically amended the Code by amending the title of Div. A25 to read as herein set out. Formerly, said title had been, "Personnel."

Cross reference— Administration generally, Div. A2; safety program for employees, § A2-8 et seq.; departmental attendance records and reports, § A2-18; claims by County employees, Div. A9; travel by County officers and employers, Div. A31.

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Charter reference— Personnel system, Art. VII; political activities, § 707.

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State Law reference— Public employee organization, Government Code § 3500 et seq.

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Cross reference— Law enforcement generally, Div. A20.

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Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-300.169, § 4, amended this Code by repealing former Div. A29, §§ A29-1—A29-5, pertaining to the Registrar of Voters. Said former division was derived from Code 1954, §§ 3.1.5-1, 3.1.5-2, and Ord. No. NS-300.3, § 3, adopted June 28, 1954.

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Cross reference— Assessments generally, Div. A4; tax collection, § A15-19 et seq.

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Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-3.19, § 13, adopted May 4, 1976, specifically amended the Code by repealing Div. A33, §§ A33-1—A33-8, A33-20—A33-28, which had pertained to weights, measures and consumer affairs. Said sections had been derived from Code 1954, §§ 3.1.29.1—3.1.29-6; Ord. No. NS-300.141, §§ 1—6, 9-8-70; and Ord. No. NS-300.197, § 2, adopted Sept. 10, 1974. Subsequently, § 1 of Ord. No. NS-300.357, adopted May 25, 1982, added a new Div. A33.

Section 1 of Ord. No. NS-300.401, adopted May 20, 1986, changed the title from "Department of Planning and Development" to "Department of Land Use and Development." Subsequently, § 1 of Ord. No. NS-300.419, adopted Oct. 6, 1987, reinstated the title "Department of Planning and Development."

Ord. No. NS-300.518, § 1, adopted Apr. 27, 1993, changed the title from "Department of Planning and Development" to "Environmental Resources Agency."

Ord. No. NS-300.705, § 1, adopted Jan. 14, 2003, repealed Div. A33 in its entirety. Section 2 of said ordinance enacted provisions designated as a new Div. A33 to read as herein set out. See the Code Comparative Table for a detailed analysis of inclusion.

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Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-300.223, § 1, adopted Mar. 30, 1976, added Div. A34. Ord. No. NS-300.269, § 19, adopted Dec. 19, 1978, changed the title from "Environmental Management Agency" to "Environmental Management and General Services Agency." Section 2 of Ord. No. NS-300.357, adopted May 25, 1982, further changed the title to "Department of General Services." Section 7.1 of Ord. No. NS-300.393, adopted Mar. 26, 1985, changed the title to "General Services Agency."