Solano County Municipal Code Div. 1 Miscellaneous

2-01 Hours of operation of county offices

With the exception of those departments providing emergency services, or except as otherwise provided by a resolution adopted by the board of supervisors, all county offices and departments shall remain open for the transaction of business in the county continuously from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. of each day, except Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays and declared holidays.

(Ord. No. 1759, §4)

2-02 Appointments

Except as otherwise provided by law, the board of supervisors may appoint any person to any board or commission for an unlimited number of terms.

(Ord. No. 1759, §4)

2-03 Judicial review of decisions

The provisions of Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1094.5 and 1094.6 shall apply to judicial review of the final decisions of the board of supervisors and of all commissions, boards, officers, or agents of the county.

(Ord. No. 1759, §4)

2-04 Procedure for sale or lease of real property of county

There is prescribed a procedure for the sale or lease of any real property belonging to the county, such procedure to be identical in all respects with the procedures set forth in Government Code Sections 25526 to 25535 and 25537; except that the resolution of intention to sell or lease real property shall fix a time and place for a public session to be held before the county administrator or his or her duly authorized agent who shall, at that time and place, open, examine, and declare all sealed proposals received and conduct oral bidding and certify the results to the board of supervisors for acceptance of the highest proposal or rejection of all bids; and except that leases of a duration not exceeding ten (10) years and having an estimated monthly rental of not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) may be excluded from the bidding procedure. If a lease is excluded from the bidding procedure, the actual monthly rental and the executed lease shall not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), the term of the executed lease shall not exceed ten (10) years and the lease shall not be renewable.

(Ord. No. 1759, §4)

2-05 Board of supervisors’ salaries and benefits

(a) Each member of the board of supervisors will receive as annual compensation for services rendered as supervisor a sum equal to sixty-three (63%) percent of the annual salary paid to superior court judges as prescribed by the legislature. The compensation for services rendered will be payable biweekly.

(b) Each member of the board of supervisors will receive benefits commensurate with the executive management personnel, except administrative leave.

(c) When required to travel in the performance of his or her duties and when such travel is made in other than a county vehicle, each supervisor shall be entitled to a mileage reimbursement and vehicle allowance as determined by the board of supervisors. Each supervisor shall be allowed actual costs for expenses incurred in such travel.

(Ord. No. 1759, §4; Ord. No. 1850, §1)

2-06 Training of newly elected supervisors

(a) Under the provisions of Government Code Section 25208.4, the board of supervisors authorizes the expenditure of funds for the training and orientation of supervisors elect who have not yet assumed the office to which they have been elected, providing, that sufficient funds are currently available in the appropriate budget. Such expenditures are authorized for course fees, travel and per diem expenses, course materials, and consultant services.

(b) The training and orientation shall only be provided if requested by the supervisor elect.

(Ord. No. 1759, §4)

2-07 Use of the seal of Solano County

(a) The seal of Solano County may be used to identify county property, on the official stationery of the county and its officials, and for no other county purposes. It shall not be used to authenticate county legal documents, as that will continue to be the function of the seal of the board of supervisors.

(b) No person shall use or allow to be used any reproduction or facsimile of the county seal as follows: maliciously, commercially, or falsely representing a county action or official. Such misuse is a misdemeanor.

(Ord. No. 1759, §4)

2-08 Claims against the county

(a) This section is enacted pursuant to California Constitution, Article XI, Section 7 and Government Code Section 935.

(b) All claims against the county for money or damages, not otherwise governed by the California Tort Claims Act, Government Code Section 900 et seq., or another state law (collectively “claims”), shall be presented within the time and in the manner prescribed by Government Code Section 900 et seq., as amended, for claims to which those sections apply by their own

terms, and as further provided by this section; provided, however, that notwithstanding Government Code Section 911.2, all claims governed by this section shall be presented to the county not later than one (1) year after the accrual of the cause of action. For purposes of this section, claims against the county shall include, but not be limited to, any and all claims for refund of taxes, assessments, fees, rates, charges, or any other exactions.

(c) All claims shall be made in writing and verified by the claimant or by his or her guardian, conservator, executor, or administrator. No claim may be filed on behalf of a class of persons unless verified by every member of that class as required by this subdivision. All claims must contain the information required by Government Code Section 910, as amended.

(d) In accordance with Government Code Sections 935(b) and 945.6, all claims shall be presented and acted upon by the county prior to the filing of any action on such claims, and no claim may be maintained by any person who has not complied with the requirements of this section.

(e) Any action brought against the county upon any claim shall conform to the requirements of Government Code Sections 940 to 949, and any action brought against any employee of the county shall conform to the requirements of Government Code Sections 950 and 951.

(Ord. No. 1759, §4)