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Chapter 2 — ADMINISTRATION›Article II — Officers and Employees Generally.
Sonoma County Municipal Code Div. 10 Consolidation of Offices
Sonoma County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Sonoma County
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Sec. 2-33.10. - Consolidation of duties of sheriff and coroner.¶
The duties of sheriff and the duties of coroner are consolidated as of February 1, 1974. The office may be known as sheriff/coroner.
Sec. 2-33.11. - Separation of the office and duties of public administrator from the…¶
(a) Effective immediately upon the creation of a vacancy in the position of county clerk-recorder-assessor-public administrator, or as of 12:00 o'clock noon on January 8, 2007, whichever occurs first, the duties and office of the public administrator are hereby separated from the duties and office of the county clerk-recorder-assessor-public administrator. The remaining consolidated office shall be known as the office of the county clerk-recorder-assessor.
(b) Effective immediately upon the creation of a vacancy in the position of public administrator, or as of 12:00 o'clock noon on January 8, 2007, whichever occurs first, the office of public administrator shall no longer be an elective office but shall be filled by appointment by the board of supervisors Any person appointed public administrator shall serve at the pleasure of the board of supervisors.
(Ord. No. 5605 § 4, 2005: Ord. No. 5305 § 4, 2001: Ord. No. 5296 § 4, 2001: Ord. No. 4753 § 3, 1994: Ord. No. 1711 § 1.)
Sec. 2-33.12. - Repealed by Ordinance No. 4796, June 1994.¶
Sec. 2-33.13. - Consolidation of duties of agricultural commissioner and sealer of…¶
The duties of county agricultural commissioner and the duties of county sealer of weights and measures are consolidated as of October 25, 1984. The office may be known as agricultural commissioner-sealer. The agricultural commissioner-sealer shall be appointed by the board of supervisors and shall be supervised by and report to the county executive.
(Ord. No. 6467, § VI, 4-16-2024; Ord. No. 3472 § 1; Ord. No. 3341 § 1.)
Sec. 2-33.14. - Consolidation of the duties of auditor-controller and the duties of…¶
(a) The duties and office of the auditor-controller and the duties and office of treasurer-tax collector are consolidated effective immediately upon the creation or existence of a vacancy in the position of treasurer-tax collector on or after January 1, 2006, or as of 12:00 noon on January 8, 2007, which ever occurs first.
(b) The provisions of Government Code Title 3, Chapter 4, Article 4 (commencing with Government Code Section 26945); and Chapter 5, Article 1 (commencing with Government Code Section 27000) are hereby made applicable to the position of Sonoma County auditor-controller-treasurer-tax collector. Accordingly, to be eligible for election or appointment to the office of auditor-controller-treasurer-tax collector, a person must possess the qualifications established by state law for both county auditor and county treasurer. Evidence of such qualifications shall be presented to the registrar of voters with a candidate's nomination papers. [11]
(Ord. No. 5604 § 4, 2005.)
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See Gov. Code §26945 for qualifications of County Auditor §27000.7 for qualifications of County Treasurer.
Sec. 2-33.15. - Consolidation of the duties of the clerk of the board of supervisors…¶
The duties of the clerk of the board of supervisors are hereby consolidated with the duties of the county executive.
(Ord. No. 6467, § VII, 4-16-2024)
Editor's note— Ord. No. 6467, § VII, adopted April 16, 2024, amended § 2-33.15 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former § 2-33.15 pertained to consolidation of the duties of the clerk of the board of supervisors with the duties of the county administrator and derived from Ord. No. 5692, § 4, adopted in 2006.
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