Tuolumne County Municipal Code Ch. 2.20 Public Guardian - Public Administrator
Tuolumne County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Tuolumne County
Cite as: Tuolumne County Municipal Code Chapter 2.20 · Text as of 2026-10-02
Sections:
2.20.010
Office created.
2.20.020
Offices of public administrator and public guardian consolidated.
2.20.030
Bond.
2.20.040
Expenses.
2.20.050
Deposit of fees.
2.20.060
Appointment and Removal.
2.20.010 Office created. The office of¶
public guardian for the county is created pursuant to Section 8000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (Ord. 551 § 1, 1969; prior code § 3-6.0).
2.20.020 Offices of public administrator and¶
public guardian consolidated.
A. Under the authority of Government Code Section 24011, the duties of the office of the county public administrator and the county public guardian are hereby united and consolidated. Said united and consolidated office shall be designated and known as the “Public Administrator-Public Guardian.”
B. The office of the Public Administrator-Public Guardian shall have as its executive head, one (1) appointed officer, the Public Administrator-Public Guardian.
C. The duties, rights and obligations of the respective separate offices shall be continued and combined for the public good as provided for by law. (Ord. 2367 § 3, 2000)
2.20.030 Bond. The public guardian shall¶
file an official bond in such amount as fixed by the board of supervisors. (Ord. 551 § 3, 1969; prior code § 3-6.2).
2.20.040 Expenses. All necessary expenses¶
incurred in the operation of the office of the public guardian shall be in accordance with the amounts specified and budgeted therefor by the board of supervisors. (Ord. 1583 § 2, 1987; Ord. 551 §4, 1969; prior code § 3- 6.3).
2.20.050 Deposit of fees. All fees accruing¶
to the public guardian shall belong to the county and shall be deposited in the county treasury under the provisions of Section 24350 of the Government Code. (Ord. 551 § 5, 1969; prior code § 3-6.4).
2.20.060 Appointment and Removal. The¶
board of supervisors may by resolution appoint a person as the Public Administrator- Public Guardian to serve at the pleasure of the board of supervisors, who may be removed from said office by resolution of the board of supervisors. The board of supervisors may appoint the same person to the office of Public Administrator-Public Guardian and Veteran’s Service Officer pursuant to Government Code Section 24011. (Ord. 2367 § 4, 2000).
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