Sierra County Municipal Code Ch. 2.44 Public Guardian

There is hereby created the office of Public Guardian. The position of Director of Social Services shall serve as the Public Guardian and shall automatically be appointed to the office upon accepting the position. As Public Guardian, the Director may appoint an employee(s) of the Social Services Department to act as Deputy Public Guardian(s). Should the position of the Director of Social Services become vacant for any reason, the Board of Supervisors shall appoint an interim Public Guardian to act in that capacity until replacement or return of the Director of Social Services. Such appointee may be from within or outside the Department of Social Services and shall possess all the powers of the Public Guardian, including the appointment of Deputy Public Guardians, and shall remain in office until the Director of Social Services has been appointed. Upon Board of Supervisors approval, the duties of the Deputy Public Guardian may be performed under contract with an outside agency. (Ord. 1139 § 1, eff. 7/19/25; Ord. 1129 § 1, eff. 1/4/24; Ord. 1120, eff. 12/31/22; Ord. 1076, eff. 11/1/16; Ord. 1072, eff. 5/19/16; Ord. 609, eff. 8/18/81; Ord. 490, eff. 3/17/77; Ord. 292, eff. 4/20/96; Ord. 252, eff. 4/4/62; Ord. 224, eff. 12/17/57; Prior code §§ 11215, 11216)

The Public Guardian shall employ the office of the County Counsel as his attorney, subject to the terms and conditions of the statute, ordinances, regulations, and contracts governing that position. (Ord. 1072, eff. 5/19/16)