Trinity County Municipal Code Ch. 2.20 County Officers

Pursuant to Government Code Section 24009, the following county officers are elected by the people: treasurer, county clerk, auditor, sheriff, tax collector, district attorney, recorder, assessor and coroner.

(Ord. 1271 §1, 2003; Ord. 1184 §2(part), 1993)

The provisions of Article 4, of Chapter 1, Part 3, Division 2, of Title 3, consisting of Sections 26945, 26945.1 and 26946 of the Government Code concerning the qualifications for the office of the county auditor, as amended by Chapter 381 of the statutes of 1997, are hereby adopted.

(Ord. No. 1330, § 1, 9-24-13)

Pursuant to the authority granted in Government Code Section 24300 et seq., the following county offices are consolidated into single offices and one person shall be elected to fill the consolidated office.

A. Treasurer and tax collector;

B. Clerk, recorder and assessor;

C. Sheriff and coroner;

D. District attorney and public administrator.

(Ord. 1271 §2, 2003; Ord. 1185 §1, 1994; Ord. 1184 §2(part), 1993)

(Ord. No. 1333, § 1, 2-17-15)

The county treasurer is delegated the authority to invest or reinvest the funds of the county and the funds of other depositors in the county treasury, pursuant to Government Code Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 53600) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5. The county treasurer shall thereafter assume full responsibility for those transactions until the board of supervisors either revokes its delegation of authority, by ordinance, or decides not to renew the annual delegation, as provided in Section 53607. Nothing in this section shall limit the county treasurer's authority pursuant to Section 53635 or 53684. (Government Code Section 27000.1)

(Ord. 1248 §1, 2001)

Pursuant to Government Code Section 26880, the office of controller is created. The county auditor is ex-officio county controller.

(Ord. 1184 §2(part), 1993)