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Sutter County Municipal Code Ch. 38 Public Guardian
Sutter County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Sutter County
Cite as: Sutter County Municipal Code Chapter 38 · Text as of 2026-10-04
38-010 - OFFICE OF PUBLIC GUARDIAN CREATED¶
Pursuant to Division 6, Part 1, Chapter 4, of the Welfare and Institutions Code, there is hereby created the office of Public Guardian and such subordinate positions as may be necessary and as shall be determined by order of the Board of Supervisors. The Public Guardian and any employees shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sutter.
(Ord. 330, Sec. 1; Jan. 9, 1967)
38-020 - COMPENSATION¶
The compensation of the Public Guardian shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00) per month and all fees or reimbursements allowed from the wards' estate by the Court as Public Guardian fees shall be turned into the Treasurer of the County of Sutter.
(Ord. 387, Sec. 1; Sept. 15, 1969)
38-030 - ATTORNEYS' FEES¶
Where funds are available from the wards' estate Attorneys' fees may be paid to the Public Guardian as allowed by the Court except in the case where the County Counsel is the Attorney for the Public Guardian, in which case the Attorneys' fees allowed by the Court shall be turned into the Treasurer of the County of Sutter.
(Ord. 387, Sec. 1; Sept. 15, 1969)
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