text: Proceedings for the consolidation of two or more contiguous counties may be initiated by petition, or by resolution of the board of supervisors of each affected county filed with the board of supervisors of the principal county.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Initiation of Proceedings

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kind: section

code: GOV

text:
A petition initiating proceedings shall be signed by qualified electors of each affected county equaling in number not less than 25 percent of the number of electors of each county registered within the county on the date of the last preceding gubernatorial election.

Each elector, after signing a petition, shall add the name of the county in which the elector resides, the elector’s place of residence, giving a street and number or a designation sufficient to enable the place of residence to be readily ascertained, and the date the elector signed the petition.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1391.)

division: 1. COUNTIES GENERALLY

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

chapter: 3.5. Consolidation of Counties

article: 2. Initiation of Proceedings


text: A petition may consist of a single instrument or several counterparts.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Initiation of Proceedings


text: A petition may designate not more than three persons as chief petitioners setting forth their names and mailing addresses.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Initiation of Proceedings


text: No petition shall be accepted for filing pursuant to this article unless the signatures therein shall have been secured within six months of the date on which the first signature on the petition was affixed and such petition is submitted for filing as provided in Section 23515 within 60 days after the last signature is affixed. If the time between the date on which the last signature is affixed and the date on which the petition is submitted for filing exceeds 60 days, or, if any signature on the petition has been secured more than six months from the date on which the first signature was affixed, the petition shall be considered insufficient and shall be filed by the clerk as a public record without prejudice to the filing of a new petition.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Initiation of Proceedings


text: All petitions shall be filed with the clerk of the principal county. All counterparts of a petition shall be filed at the same time.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Initiation of Proceedings


text: Within 30 days after the date of filing of a petition, the clerk of the principal county shall examine the petition and determine whether it is signed by the requisite number of electors. When the clerk has completed the examination, the clerk shall certify the results of the examination.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Initiation of Proceedings


text: If the clerk certifies a petition to be insufficient the clerk shall give mailed notice thereof to each of the chief petitioners, if any, and file the petition as a public record without prejudice to the filing of a new petition.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Initiation of Proceedings


text: If the clerk certifies a petition to be sufficient, the clerk shall immediately transmit a copy of the certification to the board of supervisors of each county and to each of the chief petitioners, if any.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Initiation of Proceedings


text: In certifying the sufficiency of a petition, the clerk shall compare the name of each person signing the petition with the registration records of the county in which the person signing the petition resides.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Initiation of Proceedings


text: Upon receipt of the certification of a petition for county consolidation or the adoption of resolutions pursuant to Section 23510, the board of the principal county shall forthwith transmit to the Governor a copy of the certification or a certified copy of the resolutions.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Initiation of Proceedings


text: Upon receipt of notice pursuant to Section 23520, the Governor shall create a County Consolidation Review Commission to review the proposed county consolidation and appoint two residents of each affected county to be members of the commission and one member who shall not be a resident of any affected county.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

path: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES > 1. COUNTIES GENERALLY > 3.5. Consolidation of Counties > 3. County Consolidation Review Commission


text:
Within 10 days after notice of appointment and acceptance by the last appointed member, the members of the commission shall meet at the principal administrative office of the principal county and organize by electing from their number a chairman. They shall also appoint a secretary who shall not be a member of the commission. Thereafter the members of the commission may meet at such times and places as they select.

A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum for purposes of transacting business and making the determinations required by this article.

The commission shall conduct a public hearing to receive information regarding its determinations, and to hear submissions of any interested persons and any protests and objections to the proposed county consolidation. Notices of the hearing shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 in a newspaper of general circulation in each affected county. In addition, the commission shall cause mailed notice of the hearing to be given to each of the chief petitioners, if any, at least two weeks prior to the date fixed for the hearing.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 3. County Consolidation Review Commission


text: The hearing may be continued from time to time during the course of the commission’s review.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: By citation or subpoena signed by its chairman and secretary, the commission may compel the attendance of such persons and the production of such books, papers and other documents before it as it deems necessary for the performance of its duties.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: All officers and employees of each affected county shall cooperate with, perform any functions required by, and produce any books, records or other documents of the county requested by the commission and necessary for the performance of the commission’s duties.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text:
The commission shall determine:

(a) The fiscal impact of the proposed consolidation on the affected counties.

(b) A procedure for the orderly and timely transition of services, functions, and responsibilities from each affected county to the consolidated county.

(c) The division of the proposed consolidated county into five supervisorial districts.

(d) The division of the proposed consolidated county into a convenient and necessary number of road and school districts, the territory of which shall be defined.

(e) The county officers to be elected at the election provided for in Section 23550.

(f) The location of the county seat of the proposed consolidated county.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 470, Sec. 27. (AB 1529) Effective January 1, 2013.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text:
In determining the fiscal impact of the proposed consolidation, the commission shall consider:

(a) The cost of providing services in the consolidated county.

(b) Projected revenues available to the consolidated county.

(c) Projected economics of scale to result from consolidation.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Members of the commission shall receive as compensation a per diem not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) a day for every day they are actually employed together with their actual expenses incurred in performing their duties. If consolidation is effected all expenses of the commission, together with the reasonable costs of stationery, postage, and incidental expenses shall be borne by the consolidated county, or by each affected county, in equal shares, if the consolidation is not effected.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text:
The commission shall adopt a resolution making its determinations and transmit its report to the board of supervisors of each affected county within 180 days after notice of appointment and acceptance by the last appointed member, and shall be signed and attested to by each member of the commission.

The determinations of the commission shall become the terms and conditions for consolidation and as such shall be final and binding on each affected county if the consolidated county is legally established as provided in this chapter.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Upon receiving the commission’s determinations, the board of supervisors of each affected county shall order and give proclamation and notice of an election to be held in their respective affected county, the election to be held in each affected county on the same specified day which shall be the next established election date in the principal county not less than 74 days after receipt of the commission’s determinations, for the purpose of determining whether the affected counties shall be established and organized as a consolidated county.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 4. Election

path: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES > 1. COUNTIES GENERALLY > 3.5. Consolidation of Counties > 4. Election


text: The proclamation and notice of election to determine whether a consolidated county should be organized shall be published at least once a week for three weeks commencing not less than 70 days prior to the date of the election in a newspaper of general circulation in each affected county.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 4. Election


text: At the same time that the board of supervisors of each affected county issues a proclamation and notice of election for the purpose of determining whether the proposed consolidated county shall be organized, the boards shall issue a proclamation and notice of an election to be held on the same day in each affected county, with the same election officers, for the election of officers and the location of the county seat of the proposed consolidated county if the vote at the election is in favor of organizing the proposed consolidated county.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 4. Election


text:
The notice of election shall:

(a) State distinctly the propositions to be submitted.

(b) State the names of the counties proposed to be consolidated.

(c) State the date of the election.

(d) Designate the election precincts and places at which the polls will be open as established by the board of each affected county.

(e) Instruct the electors how to vote in the election.

(f) Request the submission of written arguments for and written arguments against the proposed county consolidation.

(g) A statement that the board of supervisors of an affected county or any member or members of such board authorized by the board, any city council or a city within an affected county or any member or members of such council authorized by the council, any qualified elector entitled to vote at the election, any bona fide association of citizens, or any combination of qualified electors and associations may submit and file written arguments with the clerk of the principal county for printing and distribution in the ballot pamphlet, not later than 54 days prior to the date of the election.

(h) A statement that only one argument for and one argument against shall be selected and printed in the ballot.

(i) A statement that arguments shall not exceed 500 words in length and shall be accompanied by at least one and not more than three signatures.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 4. Election


text: All qualified electors of each affected county who have been registered electors of the county 30 days prior to the date of the election are entitled to vote at the election. Registration and transfers of registration shall be made and shall close in the manner and at the times provided by law for registration and transfers of registration for a general election in the state.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 4. Election


text: Ballots at the election shall contain the words: (a) “For consolidation Yes,” and “For consolidation No.” Each voter shall stamp a cross (+) opposite the words “Yes,” or “No.”(b) “For(name of county seat as determined by commission) as county seat Yes” and “For (name of county seat as determined by commission) as county seat No”. Each voter shall stamp a cross (+) opposite the words “Yes,” or “No.”

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 4. Election


text: Candidates for elective offices of the consolidated county shall file nomination papers at the same time and in the same manner as candidates for the governing body of general law counties.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 4. Election


text: The election shall be governed and controlled by the general election laws of the state so far as applicable, except as otherwise provided in this article.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 4. Election


text:
If more than one argument for or more than one argument against the proposed consolidation is filed with the clerk of the principal county the clerk shall select one of the arguments for and one of the arguments against the proposed consolidation for printing and distribution to the electors.

In selecting arguments, the clerk shall give preference and priority in the order specified to arguments submitted by the following:

(a) The board of supervisors of an affected county, or any member or members of such board authorized by it.

(b) The city council of any city located within an affected county, or any member or members of such council authorized by it.

(c) Qualified electors or bona fide associations of citizens, or combinations of electors and associations.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 4. Election


text:
The elections official of the principal county shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the proposed consolidation to be printed and mailed to each qualified elector of each affected county.

The ballot pamphlet shall contain the following in the order prescribed:

(a) An impartial analysis of the proposed consolidation prepared by the commission.

(b) A summary of the commission’s report on fiscal impact of the proposed consolidation.

(c) A summary of the commission’s terms and conditions.

(d) The names of the persons to be voted for to fill the county offices designated by the commission.

(e) The argument for consolidation.

(f) The argument against consolidation.

The elections official shall mail a ballot pamphlet to each qualified elector at least 10 days prior to the date of the election. The ballot pamphlet is “official matter” within the meaning of Section 13303 of the Elections Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 46. Effective January 1, 1995.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 4. Election


text: The clerk shall also prepare and mail to the qualified electors of each affected county a sample ballot. The sample ballot shall be mailed with and at the same time as the ballot pamphlet.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 4. Election


text: The law relating to the preparation, printing, and distribution of sample ballots and primary elections does not apply to any election held pursuant to this article.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 4. Election


text: Except as otherwise provided by this article, the election shall be conducted as other elections in the principal county.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 4. Election


text: The board of each affected county shall appoint as election officers three representatives who reside in the affected county represented.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 4. Election


text:
Immediately on the closing of the polls the election officers shall, in connection with the affected county they represent:

(a) Canvass the ballots.

(b) Make up and certify the tally sheets of the ballots cast.

(c) Seal up the ballots.

(d) Attach a statement, signed by each election officer, to the tally sheets showing the number of votes cast and the number of votes cast for and against each of the propositions submitted to the electors.

(e) Seal up the tally sheets.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 4. Election


text: The clerk of each affected county shall upon the completion of a canvass of the vote, in the county the clerk represents, forward to the board of that affected county, a certified copy of the results of the canvass, giving the number of votes cast in that affected county for each of the propositions submitted to the electors and the number of votes cast in that affected county against each of the propositions submitted to the electors.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 4. Election


text: All costs of the election on county consolidation shall be borne by the consolidated county if the county consolidation is effected. If the county consolidation is not effected, the costs of the election shall be borne by all the affected counties on an equal basis.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 4. Election


text:
If upon a canvass of the total votes cast in all the affected counties at the election, it appears that within each affected county, more than 50 percent of the total number of all votes cast in such affected county are in favor of formation of the proposed consolidated county, the board of supervisors of the principal county, by resolution, shall:

(a) Declare the results of the election and that the consolidated county shall be deemed established pursuant to the general laws of this state as a county upon the 91st day after the election on establishment of the proposed consolidated county was held.

(b) Declare the results of the election on the county seat. If more than 50 percent of the total number of all votes cast within each affected county are in favor of the county seat, such location shall be the county seat until removed in the manner provided by law. Where the proposed county seat is not affirmed by the voters, the board of supervisors of the consolidated county shall designate a temporary county seat until removed in the manner provided by law.

(c) Name the persons receiving the highest number of votes cast for the several offices to be filled at the election and declare those persons duly elected to the respective offices and that they shall enter upon the duties of their offices upon the date which the consolidated county shall be deemed legally established as provided in subdivision (a), and prescribe the amount of the bonds such elected officers shall provide upon taking office.

(d) State the effective date or dates upon which the various service responsibilities and functions for the consolidated county shall be transferred from each affected county to the consolidated county. Such date or dates shall be established in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the commission and in such a manner as to provide for the orderly and expeditious transition of responsibilities and functions but shall in no event exceed two fiscal years from the date on which the consolidated county shall be deemed legally established as provided in subdivision (a).

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

path: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES > 1. COUNTIES GENERALLY > 3.5. Consolidation of Counties > 5. Establishment of Consolidated Counties


text: The clerk of the principal county shall immediately make out and deliver to each person elected a certificate of election, authenticated by his signature and the seal of the board of the principal county.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 5. Establishment of Consolidated Counties


text: All the officers elected at the election shall hold their offices until the time provided by general law for the election and qualification of such officers, and until their successors are elected and qualified.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: The board of supervisors of the principal county shall cause a copy of the resolution adopted pursuant to Section 23566 to be filed with the State Board of Equalization, the Secretary of State, and the board of supervisors of each affected county.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text:
When the consolidated county is deemed legally established, the affected counties are dissolved and if any of the affected counties has a charter, it is deemed surrendered and annulled.

The title to any property owned or held by, or in trust for, any of the affected counties, or by any of their officers or boards in trust for public use, is vested in the consolidated county, or its officers or boards.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Any county created by the consolidation of counties pursuant to this chapter is the successor of the affected counties.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: The maximum tax rate for the consolidated county shall be determined in accordance with Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 2201) of Part 4 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: The affected counties shall continue to provide necessary service from the date of establishing the consolidated county until service responsibilities and functions are transferred to the consolidated county according to the provisions of the resolution of the board of supervisors of the principal county adopted pursuant to Section 23567.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Notwithstanding any other provision of law no special district which is organized within any affected county and governed by the board of supervisors thereof, shall have its territory divided or in any other way have its organization changed as a result of the county consolidation except as to proceedings taken pursuant to law subsequent to the consolidation becoming effective.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: After the establishment of the consolidated county its officers shall proceed to complete all proceedings necessary for the assessment or collection of the state and county taxes for the current year, and all acts and steps theretofore taken by the officers of the affected counties prior to the consolidation shall be deemed performed by the officers of the consolidated county for the benefit of the consolidated county.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: The officers of each affected county shall immediately execute and deliver to the board of supervisors of the consolidated county copies of all assessments or other proceedings relative to the assessment and collection of the current state and county taxes on property in the consolidated county. The copies shall be filed with the respective officers of the consolidated county who would have their custody if the proceedings had been originally had in the consolidated county and shall be deemed originals. All proceedings recited in such copies shall be deemed original proceedings in the consolidated county, and have the same effect as if the proceedings had been had at the proper time and in the proper manner by the respective officials of the consolidated county. The officials of the consolidated county shall proceed with the assessment and collection of the taxes as if the proceedings originally had in the affected counties had been originally had in the consolidated county.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: The superior court of the principal county shall become the superior court of the consolidated county.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: On or after the date the consolidated county is established, the superior court in the affected counties shall retain jurisdiction in all cases pending in a session of such court immediately prior to consolidation.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, consolidation does not affect any debts, demands, liabilities, or obligations of any kind existing in favor of or against the counties consolidated, at the time of consolidation. Consolidation does not affect any pending action or proceeding involving any such debt, demand, liability or obligation, or any action or proceeding brought by or against any county prior to consolidation. All such proceedings shall be continued and concluded, by final judgment or otherwise, as if consolidation had not been effected. All such rights or liabilities become the rights or liabilities of the consolidated county.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text:
The county seats of the respective counties of the state, as fixed by law and designated in this article, are declared to be the county seats of the respective counties. In any case where a county seat is an incorporated city, it includes all territory heretofore or hereafter annexed to the incorporated city.

The board of supervisors shall designate by resolution an alternative temporary county seat, which may be outside the boundaries of the county, for use in the event of war or enemy-caused disaster, or the imminence thereof, but real property outside the boundaries of the county shall not be purchased by a county for use as a temporary county seat. A copy of the resolution shall be filed with the appropriate county officials in that county and the alternative county. A different temporary county seat may be so designated at any time as circumstances indicate the desirability of such a change.

The board, and any county officer or agency as directed by the board, shall provide such facilities of any kind at the temporary county seat as appear desirable for the functioning of the government of the county at the temporary county seat in the event that it becomes necessary, pursuant to this section.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 829, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 1999.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

chapter: 4. County Seats

article: 1. Location of County Seats

path: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES > 1. COUNTIES GENERALLY > 4. County Seats > 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Alameda is Oakland.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Alpine is Markleeville.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Amador is Jackson.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Butte is Oroville.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Calaveras is San Andreas.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Colusa is Colusa.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Contra Costa is Martinez.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Del Norte is Crescent City.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of El Dorado is Placerville.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Fresno is Fresno.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Glenn is Willows.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Humboldt is Eureka.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Imperial is El Centro.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Inyo is Independence.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Kern is Bakersfield.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Kings is Hanford.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Lake is Lakeport.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Lassen is Susanville.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Los Angeles is Los Angeles.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Madera is Madera.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Marin is San Rafael.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Mariposa is Mariposa.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Mendocino is Ukiah.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Merced is Merced.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Modoc is Alturas.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Mono is Bridgeport.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Monterey is Salinas.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Napa is Napa.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Nevada is Nevada City.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Orange is Santa Ana.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Placer is Auburn.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Plumas is Quincy.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Riverside is Riverside.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Sacramento is Sacramento.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of San Benito is Hollister.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of San Bernardino is San Bernardino.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of San Diego is San Diego.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of San Francisco City and County is San Francisco.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of San Mateo is Redwood City.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of San Joaquin is Stockton.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of San Luis Obispo is San Luis Obispo.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Santa Barbara is Santa Barbara.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Santa Clara is San Jose.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Santa Cruz is Santa Cruz.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Shasta is Redding.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Sierra is Downieville.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Siskiyou is Yreka.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Solano is Fairfield.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Sonoma is Santa Rosa.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Stanislaus is Modesto.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Sutter is Yuba City.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Tehama is Red Bluff.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Trinity is Weaverville.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Tulare is Visalia.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Tuolumne is Sonora.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Ventura is San Buenaventura.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Yolo is Woodland.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: The county seat of Yuba is Marysville.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Location of County Seats


text: County seats may be removed and new locations selected as provided in this article.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Removal of County Seats

path: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES > 1. COUNTIES GENERALLY > 4. County Seats > 2. Removal of County Seats


text: A petition praying for the submission of the question of the removal of the county seat, signed by a majority of the qualified electors of any county, as determined by the number of votes cast at the preceding general election, may be presented to the board of supervisors. Upon the filing of such petition, the board shall, by due proclamation, submit the question of removal to the qualified electors of the county at the next general election.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Removal of County Seats


text: Notice of the election shall be given, clearly stating the object.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Removal of County Seats


text: The election shall be held and conducted, and the returns made in all respects as prescribed by law for elections of county officers.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Removal of County Seats


text: Each elector shall vote for the place in the county which he prefers as the seat of justice, plainly designating it in his ballot.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Removal of County Seats


text: The returns shall be received and compared, and the results ascertained by the board of supervisors. If two-thirds of the qualified voters of the county voting on the proposition vote in favor of removal, and in favor of any particular place, the board shall so declare on its minutes, and give notice of the result by posting notices thereof in all the election precincts of the county.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Removal of County Seats


text: The notice shall declare the place selected to be the county seat of the county from a day specified, not more than 90 days after the election. After the day named the place chosen is the county seat.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Removal of County Seats


text: The statement by the board of supervisors showing the result of the election shall be deposited in the office of the county elections official.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 30. Effective January 1, 2003.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Removal of County Seats


text: The board shall transmit a certified copy of the notice of the selection of a county seat to the Secretary of State.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Removal of County Seats


text: Unless two-thirds of the votes are cast for some other place than that fixed by law as the former county seat, no second election for the removal of the county seat shall be held within four years.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Removal of County Seats


text: When the county seat has been once removed by a popular vote of the county, it may be again removed from time to time, in the manner provided by this article. An election shall not be ordered to effect any subsequent removal, unless a petition praying for an election is signed by at least three-fourths of the qualified electors of the county, as determined by the votes cast at the next preceding general election.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Removal of County Seats


text: Counties may enact charters or revise existing charters according to the provisions of this chapter.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 238.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

chapter: 5. County Charters

article: 1. Enacting a Charter

path: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES > 1. COUNTIES GENERALLY > 5. County Charters > 1. Enacting a Charter


text: Proceedings to enact or revise a charter may be initiated by ordinance, adopted by a majority vote of the members of the governing body of each county. The ordinance shall declare that the public interest requires the election of a charter commission composed of 15 qualified electors of the county, to be elected by the qualified electors of the county, at a general or special election. Proceedings to enact or revise a charter may also be initiated by a petition of qualified electors of the county as provided in this chapter.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Enacting a Charter


text: Petitions to propose or revise a charter shall be subject to Article 1 (commencing with Section 9100) of Chapter 2 of Division 9 of the Elections Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 47. Effective January 1, 1995.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Enacting a Charter


text: Upon the adoption of such ordinance, or the presentation of such petition, the governing body shall order the holding of a special election for the purpose of electing a charter commission, which special election shall be held on the next established election date not less than 88 days after the adoption of the ordinance or the presentation of the petition to the governing body.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1161, Sec. 26. Effective September 21, 1990.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Enacting a Charter


text: Candidates for election as members of the charter commission shall be nominated substantially in the same manner provided by general law for the nomination of candidates for county offices.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1264.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Enacting a Charter


text: At such election the electors shall vote first on the question “Shall a charter commission be elected to propose or revise a charter?” and secondly, for the candidates for the office of charter commissioner. If the first question receives a majority of the votes of the qualified voters voting at such election, the 15 candidates for the office of charter commissioner receiving the highest number of votes shall forthwith organize as a charter commission, but if the first question receives less than a majority of the votes of the qualified voters voting at such election, no charter commission shall be deemed to have been elected.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Enacting a Charter


text: It shall be the duty of the charter commission to prepare and propose a charter or revised charter for the county, which shall be signed in duplicate by the members of the charter commission, or a majority of them, and be filed, one copy in the office of the county clerk and the other in the office of the county recorder.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Enacting a Charter


text:
The county elections official shall cause the complete text of the proposed charter or revised charter to be printed. A copy of the proposed charter shall be made available to any voter upon request.

The impartial analysis prepared pursuant to Section 9160 of the Elections Code shall include a statement notifying voters that they may call the elections official’s office and request that a copy of the proposed or revised charter be mailed to them at no cost.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 48. Effective January 1, 1995.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Enacting a Charter


text: The proposed charter or revised charter shall be submitted by the governing body to the eligible registered voters of the county at a special election held on the next established election date not less than 88 days after the completion of the publication, or posting provided for in Section 23709.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 301, Sec. 2.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Enacting a Charter


text: As an alternative to the procedure provided for in Sections 23700 through 23710 of this article, the governing body of any county, on its own motion may propose or cause to be proposed or revise or cause to be revised, a proposed charter and submit the proposal for adoption to the voters at either a special election called for that purpose or at any general or special election. Any charter so submitted shall be advertised in the same manner as provided for the advertisement of a charter proposed by a charter commission; and the election on such charter shall be held on the next established election date not less than 88 days after the completion of the advertising in the official paper.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 301, Sec. 3.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Enacting a Charter


text: If the electors, voting at a general or special election, shall vote in favor of the charter proposed or revised by a charter commission or the governing body of a county, it shall be deemed to be ratified, but shall not take effect until accepted and filed by the Secretary of State pursuant to the provisions of Section 23713.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Enacting a Charter


text:
Two copies of the complete text of a charter proposal or of any revised, amended, or repealed section ratified by the electors of a county shall be certified and authenticated by the chairperson and clerk of the governing body and attested by the county elections official, setting forth the submission of the charter to the electors of the county, and its ratification by them. One copy shall be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county and then shall be filed in the office of the county elections official.

The county elections official shall file the second copy with the Secretary of State along with the following:

(a) Certified copies of all publications and notices required of the county by this chapter or by the laws of this state in connection with an election to propose or revise a county charter.

(b) Certified copies of any arguments for or against the charter proposal or revision that were mailed to voters pursuant to Sections 9162 and 13303 of the Elections Code.

(c) A certified abstract of the vote at the election at which the charter proposal or revision was approved by the voters.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 643, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2000.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Enacting a Charter


text:
A charter proposal or revision ratified by the voters of a county and submitted to the Secretary of State in compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall be accepted and filed by the Secretary of State. The charter shall be published in the statutes in a charter chapter series under the designation “Statutes of ____ (year), Charter Chapter ____.” Under the chapter number, the date of the ratification election and the date of filing with the Secretary of State shall be indicated.

A charter accepted and filed by the Secretary of State shall be the charter of such county and shall become the organic law thereof relative to the matters provided therein, and supersede any existing charter, and shall supersede all laws inconsistent with such charter relative to the matters provided in such charter.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 238.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 1. Enacting a Charter


text:
(a) A county charter may be amended by proposals submitted by the governing body or by a petition signed by 10 percent of the qualified electors of the county, computed upon the total number of votes cast in the county for all candidates for Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was elected, filed in the office of the county elections official, petitioning the governing body to submit a proposed amendment or amendments to the charter of the county to the qualified electors of the county, which amendment or amendments are set forth in full in the petition.

(b) A county charter may be repealed by proposals submitted by the governing body or by a petition signed by 10 percent of the qualified electors of the county computed upon the total number of votes cast in the county for all candidates for Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was elected. The petition, petitioning the governing body to submit the question of charter repeal to the qualified electors of the county, shall be filed in the office of the county elections official.

(c) Petitions to amend or repeal a county charter shall be subject to Article 1 (commencing with Section 9100) of Chapter 2 of Division 9 of the Elections Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 50. Effective January 1, 1995.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Charter Amendment and Repeal

path: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES > 1. COUNTIES GENERALLY > 5. County Charters > 2. Charter Amendment and Repeal


text: The petition shall forthwith be examined and certified by the county elections official as provided in Article 1 (commencing with Section 9100) of Chapter 2 of Division 9 of the Elections Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 51. Effective January 1, 1995.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Charter Amendment and Repeal


text:
Upon the presentation of a petition, or upon its own submission of a proposal to amend or repeal the charter, the governing body shall submit the amendment or amendments proposed or the question of the repeal of the charter to the eligible registered voters of the county at a special election held on the next established election date not less than 88 days after the presentation of the petition, or submission of the proposal. In submitting the question of charter repeal or amendment, any alternative article or proposition may be presented for the choice of the voters, and may be voted on separately without prejudice to others.

The county elections official shall cause the complete text of the proposed amendment or amendments to be printed. A copy of the proposed amendment or amendments shall be made available to any voter upon request.

The impartial analysis prepared pursuant to Section 9160 of the Elections Code shall include a statement notifying voters that they may call the county elections official’s office and request that a copy of the proposed amendment or amendments to the charter be mailed to them at no cost.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 52. Effective January 1, 1995.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Charter Amendment and Repeal


text: If the majority of electors voting, at a general or special election, shall vote in favor of the proposed amendment or amendments or in favor of charter repeal, the amendment or amendments or charter repeal shall be deemed to be ratified but shall not take effect until accepted and filed by the Secretary of State pursuant to the provisions of Section 23724.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Charter Amendment and Repeal


text: Two copies of the amendment or amendments shall be authenticated, certified, recorded, submitted, filed and published in the same manner as provided in Sections 23713 and 23714 for the charter, and with like force and effect.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Charter Amendment and Repeal


text:
(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the charter of the County of San Diego may be amended as provided in Section 23720 to require that candidates for county office be elected at the general election and to make conforming changes to election procedures to implement the charter amendment, including allowing the County of San Diego to establish rules governing qualification and filing dates for write-in candidates. Only the candidates who receive the highest or second highest number of votes cast at the primary election shall appear on the ballot as candidates for county office at the ensuing general election. In the event there are two or less candidates for county office, the names of the candidates shall not appear on the primary election ballot and the candidate for county office with the highest number of votes cast shall be elected at the general election.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 23722, when an elections official has determined that a petition for an initiative charter amendment authorized by this section has been signed by 10 percent of the qualified electors of the county, computed upon the total number of votes cast in the county for all candidates for Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was elected, the elections official shall submit the measure to the voters of the county at the next general election occurring not less than 88 days from the date of the elections official’s determination. The elections official may set forth a public examination period that is less than 10 calendar days if the elections official determines that an abbreviated examination period is necessary, or that time does not permit a public examination period, to ensure the timely printing of ballots or is otherwise necessary for the efficient administration of elections.

(c) For purposes of this section, “county office” means any of the following offices:

(1) County supervisor.

(2) District attorney.

(3) Sheriff.

(4) Assessor, recorder, and county clerk.

(5) Treasurer and tax collector.

(6) Member of the county board of education.

(d) The amendments made by the act adding this section shall be effective on and after January 1, 2018.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 451, Sec. 4. (SB 869) Effective September 17, 2018.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 2. Charter Amendment and Repeal


text: Every special election held under the provisions of this chapter, for the election of a charter commission or for the submission of a proposed or revised charter, or any amendment or amendments thereto, or repeal thereof, shall be called by the governing body, by ordinance, which shall specify the purpose and time of such election and shall establish the election precincts and designate the polling places therein, and the names of the election officers for each such precinct.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 3. Elections

path: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES > 1. COUNTIES GENERALLY > 5. County Charters > 3. Elections


text: The county elections official shall prepare and mail to each eligible registered voter in the county a sample ballot. In all other respects, the election shall be held and conducted, the returns canvassed and the result declared by the governing body in the same manner as provided by law for general elections.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 2003.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 3. Elections


text: Whenever a charter commission shall be elected, or any such proposed charter or revised charter, or amendment or amendments thereto, or repeal thereof, shall be submitted, at a general election, the general laws applicable to the election of county officers and the submission of propositions to the vote of electors, shall be followed insofar as the same may be applicable.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

article: 3. Elections


text:
The officers of a county are:

(a) A district attorney.

(b) A sheriff.

(c) A county clerk.

(d) A controller.

(e) An auditor, who shall be ex officio controller.

(f) A treasurer.

(g) A recorder.

(h) A license collector.

(i) A tax collector, who shall be ex officio license collector.

(j) An assessor.

(k) A superintendent of schools.

(l) A public administrator.

(m) A coroner.

(n) A surveyor.

(o) Members of the board of supervisors.

(p) A county veterinarian.

(q) A fish and game warden.

(r) A county librarian.

(s) A county health officer.

(t) An administrative officer.

(u) A director of finance.

(v) A road commissioner.

(w) A public guardian.

(x) A chief probation officer.

(y) Such other officers as are provided by law.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 17, Sec. 15. (AB 103) Effective June 27, 2017.)

division: 2. OFFICERS

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

chapter: 1. County Officers

path: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES > 2. OFFICERS > 1. County Officers


text: Except as otherwise provided in Sections 27550.1 and 27641.1 or in this section, or in Section 21123 or 34711 of the Water Code, or in any landowner voting district, as defined in paragraph (8) of subdivision (b) of Section 10500 of the Elections Code, a person is not eligible to an elective county or district office, unless the person is a registered voter of the county or district in which the duties of the office are to be exercised at the time that nomination papers are issued to the person or, if appointed to the elective office to fill a vacancy, at the time of the appointment of the person.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 864, Sec. 1. (AB 1925) Effective January 1, 2023.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: The office of director of a mutual water district or irrigation district, shall not be deemed to be incompatible with the office of director of a district formed under the Community Services District Law (commencing at Section 61000 of the Government Code).

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 2021.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: A person is not eligible to the office of district attorney unless he has been admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the State.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text:
(a) A person may not exercise the powers and duties of the office of assessor unless he or she holds a valid appraiser’s certificate issued by the State Board of Equalization pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 670) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a duly elected or appointed person may exercise the powers and duties of assessor, for a period not to exceed one year, if he or she acquires a temporary appraiser’s certificate from the State Board of Equalization no later than 30 days after taking office.

(c) This section does not apply to any person holding the office of assessor on January 1, 1997.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 200, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: The county veterinarian shall at the time of his or her appointment be a qualified veterinary surgeon having a certificate issued to him or her by the Veterinary Medical Board.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 118, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and Section 24004.5, a sheriff or clerk, or any of their deputies, shall not do any of the following:

(1) Practice law or have as a partner a lawyer or anyone who acts as a lawyer for a collection agency.

(2) Act as a collector or for any collection agency or have as a partner a collector or anyone who acts as a collector for a collection agency in the county where he resides and holds office.

(b) Paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall not apply to a reserve or auxiliary deputy sheriff who is admitted to practice law in this state. However, a reserve or auxiliary deputy sheriff may not represent any person in any matter concerning an event or transaction if the reserve or auxiliary deputy sheriff has performed or knows he will perform any act relating to the event or transaction in performance of his or her duties as a reserve or auxiliary deputy sheriff.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 872, Sec. 44. Effective January 1, 1997.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text:
(a) No person is eligible to become a candidate for the office of sheriff in any county unless, at the time of the final filing date for election, he or she meets one of the following criteria:

(1) An active or inactive advanced certificate issued by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.

(2) One year of full-time, salaried law enforcement experience within the provisions of Section 830.1 or 830.2 of the Penal Code at least a portion of which shall have been accomplished within five years prior to the date of filing, and possesses a master’s degree from an accredited college or university.

(3) Two years of full-time, salaried law enforcement experience within the provisions of Section 830.1 or 830.2 of the Penal Code at least a portion of which shall have been accomplished within five years prior to the date of filing, and possesses a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

(4) Three years of full-time, salaried law enforcement experience within the provisions of Section 830.1 or 830.2 of the Penal Code at least a portion of which shall have been accomplished within five years prior to the date of filing, and possesses an associate in arts or associate in science degree, or the equivalent, from an accredited college.

(5) Four years of full-time, salaried law enforcement experience within the provisions of Section 830.1 or 830.2 of the Penal Code at least a portion of which shall have been accomplished within five years prior to the date of filing, and possesses a high school diploma or the equivalent.

(b) All persons holding the office of sheriff on January 1, 1989 shall be deemed to have met all qualifications required for candidates seeking election or appointment to the office of sheriff.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 57, Sec. 1.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text:
Nothing in Section 24004 shall be construed to prohibit a deputy sheriff who is otherwise qualified to practice law from: (a) giving legal advice to his or her employer when directed to do so within the course and scope of his or her employment, or (b) representing any person; provided, that the deputy shall not represent any person in any criminal matter, in any matter concerning an event or transaction if the deputy has performed or has reason to know he or she will perform any act relating to such event or transaction in the performance of his or her duties, or in any matter adverse to his or her employing agency.

Nothing in this section shall prohibit the employing agency from taking appropriate disciplinary action against any deputy sheriff whose practice of law exceeds the above limitations.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 17.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: County officers and employees are entitled to a vacation with pay for each year of full-time service. Elected county officers under bond are not subject to the provisions of this section.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 617, Sec. 1.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, appointments may be made by the authorized appointing power, including the board of supervisors, to fill any vacancy occurring by reason of the absence of the incumbent on military service from which he has a right to return to his office or position pursuant to the Military and Veterans Code until whichever of the following first occurs: (a) the resigning officer returns to and re-enters the office from which he resigned, or (b) the term expires for which he was elected or appointed.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: If any officer, deputy, assistant, or employee of a county or judicial district was required by law to file an oath of office or to execute a bond prior to his original entry upon the duties of the office or employment, he shall file an oath and execute a bond in like manner and form prior to his re-entry upon the duties of the office or employment pursuant to the Military and Veterans Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1553.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text:
(a) The board of supervisors may appoint a county fire warden and assistant and deputy county fire wardens as it may consider necessary. The county fire warden shall aid in enforcing all laws and ordinances and any rules or regulations adopted by the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection and by the State Fire Marshal relating to fires or to fire prevention and protection. The county fire warden and the county fire warden’s deputies and assistants shall perform those duties relating to fires or to fire protection and prevention required by the board of supervisors. The county fire warden, and any assistant and deputy county fire wardens that are designated by the county fire warden, have the powers of peace officers to make arrests without warrant for violation of any state, county, or federal fire laws, and are not liable to civil action for trespass committed in the discharge of their duties. In making any arrests, the county fire warden, and the county fire warden’s assistants and deputies shall follow the procedure prescribed in Sections 4157 and 4158 of the Public Resources Code. The county fire warden and the county fire warden’s assistants and deputies shall serve at the pleasure of the board of supervisors and shall be paid salaries and receive reimbursement for mileage while traveling on official business as determined by the board.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, if the board of supervisors of a county, in which a civil service system has been created for county officers and employees, determines that it is necessary to provide for the appointment of a county fire warden and assistant and deputy county fire wardens, that county fire warden and those assistants and deputies shall be selected and appointed pursuant to the provisions relating to that civil service system and the persons so appointed shall be entitled to all of the rights and privileges, and subject to all of the provisions, provided by the system in the same manner and to the same extent as other county officers and employees included in the system. This paragraph does not apply to any county in which the office of county fire warden, or any assistant or deputy county fire warden is excluded from the civil service system.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 972, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text:
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the county officers to be elected by the people are the treasurer, county clerk, auditor, sheriff, tax collector, district attorney, recorder, assessor, public administrator, and coroner.

(b) Except for those officers named in subdivision (b) of Section 1 of Article XI of the California Constitution, any county office that is required to be elective may become an appointive office pursuant to this subdivision. In order to change an office from elective to appointive, a proposal shall be presented to the voters of the county and approved by a majority of the votes cast on the proposition. A proposal shall be submitted to the voters by the county board of supervisors or it may be submitted to the voters pursuant to the qualification of an initiative petition as provided in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 9100) of Division 9 of the Elections Code. Any county office changed from elective to appointive in accordance with this subdivision may be changed back from appointive to elective in the same manner.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2006.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of supervisors may by ordinance abolish the office of coroner and provide instead for the office of medical examiner, to be appointed by the said board and to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the coroner. The medical examiner shall be a licensed physician and surgeon duly qualified as a specialist in pathology.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1398.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text:
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 24009:

(a) The Boards of Supervisors of Amador County, Contra Costa County, Glenn County, Imperial County, Lake County, Lassen County, Madera County, Mendocino County, Mono County, Monterey County, Napa County, Siskiyou County, Solano County, Sonoma County, Trinity County, Tuolumne County, and Ventura County may, by ordinance, provide that the public administrator shall be appointed by the board.

(b) The Boards of Supervisors of Lake County, Madera County, Mendocino County, Napa County, Siskiyou County, Trinity County, and Tuolumne County may appoint the same person to the offices of public administrator, veteran service officer, and public guardian. The Boards of Supervisors of Amador County, Contra Costa County, Glenn County, Imperial County, Kings County, Lassen County, Mono County, Monterey County, Siskiyou County, Solano County, Sonoma County, and Ventura County, may, by ordinance, appoint the same person to the offices of public administrator and public guardian.

(c) The Boards of Supervisors of Amador County, Contra Costa County, Glenn County, Lake County, Lassen County, Madera County, Mendocino County, Mono County, Napa County, Trinity County, and Tuolumne County may separate the consolidated offices of district attorney and public administrator at any time in order to make the appointments permitted by this section. Upon approval by the board of supervisors, the officer elected to these offices at any time may resign, or decline to qualify for, the office of public administrator without resigning from, or declining to qualify for, the office of district attorney.

(d) The Board of Supervisors of Ventura County may separate the consolidated office of public administrator from the office of treasurer, in order to make the appointment authorized by this section. Upon approval by the board of supervisors, the officer elected to these offices at any time may resign, or decline to qualify for, the office of public administrator without resigning from, or declining to qualify for, the office of treasurer.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 427, Sec. 3. (SB 1489) Effective January 1, 2023.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 24009, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Del Norte may, by ordinance, provide that the office of public administrator shall be filled by appointment by the board. In the County of Del Norte, the same person may be appointed to hold the offices of public administrator, public guardian, and county veteran services officer simultaneously.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 214, Sec. 1. Effective June 20, 1984.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Each county officer shall complete the business of his office to the time of the expiration of his term. If at the close of his term any officer leaves to his successor any official labor to be performed which it was his duty to perform, he shall be liable to his successor for the full value of such services.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

chapter: 2. Duties

path: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES > 2. OFFICERS > 2. Duties


text:
(a) On or before July 10th in each year, or at any other interval designated by the board of supervisors, each county officer or person in charge of any office, department, service, or institution of the county, and the executive head of each special district whose affairs and funds are under the supervision and control of the board of supervisors or for which the board is ex officio the governing body shall file with the county clerk, or with the county auditor, according to the procedure prescribed by the board, an inventory under oath, showing in detail all county property in his or her possession or in his or her charge at the close of business on the preceding June 30th.

(b) By ordinance the board of supervisors may prescribe an annual or any other period, provided that the period shall not be in excess of three years, for preparation of the inventory and a correspondingly different date for its filing, and may prescribe the manner and form in which the inventory shall be compiled. The inventories shall be kept of record by the county clerk or auditor for at least five years. Any inventory which has been on file for five years or more may be destroyed on order of the board of supervisors or may be destroyed at any time after the document has been reproduced in accordance with Section 26205.1.

(c) A true copy of the inventory shall be delivered by the person who made it to his or her successor in office, who shall receipt for it. The receipt shall be filed with the county clerk or county auditor.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 343, Sec. 8.5. Effective January 1, 2008.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Whenever notice is required by law to be published in a newspaper by any officer of a county or judicial district, the person for whom the notice is to be given shall pay to the officer, if required, the fees for the publication, in advance. Failure of any officer to publish any notice required by law pertaining to the duties of his office is a misdemeanor.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Any officer authorizing, aiding to authorize, auditing, allowing, or paying any claim or demand upon or against the treasury of any county, or any fund thereof, in violation of law or of the constitution is liable personally and upon his official bond to the person damaged by such illegal action, to the extent of his loss by reason of the nonpayment of his claim.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Any clerk or sheriff who receives any fine or forfeiture and refuses or neglects to pay it over according to law and within 30 days after its receipt is guilty of a misdemeanor.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 192. Effective September 28, 1998.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: The board of supervisors upon receiving a certified copy of the record of conviction of any officer for receiving illegal fees shall declare his office vacant.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Every county officer and the officer’s deputies may administer and certify oaths.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 193. Effective September 28, 1998.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, but excepting herefrom any meetings of law enforcement officers called pursuant to Section 12524 of the Government Code, when any county officer is called or summoned to attend any meeting or conference by any civil executive officer of the state pursuant to state law, his expenses of attending such meeting or conference may be made charges against the county only when funds for such expenses, exclusive of funds required for mandatory travel expenses, have already been appropriated.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 103.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Whenever the official name of any principal officer is used in any law conferring power or imposing duties or liabilities, it includes deputies.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

chapter: 3. Deputies

path: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES > 2. OFFICERS > 3. Deputies


text: Every county or district officer, except a supervisor or judicial officer, may appoint as many deputies as are necessary for the prompt and faithful discharge of the duties of his office.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text:
(a) An appointee shall not act as deputy until:

(1) A written appointment by the deputy’s principal is filed with the county clerk.

(2) A copy of the appointment is filed with the county auditor, if the auditor has so requested.

(3) The deputy has taken the oath of office.

(b) In its discretion, the board of supervisors of a county may require every appointed deputy of that county who legally changes their name, delegated authority, or department, within 10 days from the date of the change, to file a new appointment in the same manner as the original filing. The county may maintain a record of each person so required to file a new oath of office indicating whether or not the person has complied. Any record maintained pursuant to this subdivision is a public record subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).

(c) A revocation of the appointment of any deputy shall be made and filed in the same manner as the appointment.

(d) Five years after the date of revocation of appointment of a deputy, the written oath of office subscribed to by the deputy may be destroyed and no reproduction thereof need be made or preserved.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 187. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: A county officer shall not be appointed or act as a deputy of another officer of the same county for compensation, except if his pay is less than one hundred fifty ($150) a month.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: If the office of any of the county officers enumerated in Section 24000 of this code is vacant the duties of such office may be temporarily discharged by a chief deputy, assistant or deputy of such officer, as the case may be, next in authority to such county officer in office at the time the vacancy occurs, with like authority and subject to the same obligations and penalties as such county officer, until the vacancy in the office is filled in the manner provided by law; provided that if the vacancy occurs in the office of sheriff, the duties of such office shall be discharged by the undersheriff, or if that position is vacant, by the assistant sheriff, or if that position is also vacant, by the chief deputy next in line of authority.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 117.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Prior to the primary election immediately preceding the election of county officers, the board of supervisors shall prescribe the amounts of the official bonds of the treasurer, county clerk, auditor, sheriff, tax collector, district attorney, recorder, assessor, surveyor, superintendent of schools, public administrator, and coroner.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 872, Sec. 47. Effective January 1, 1997.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

chapter: 4. Bonds

path: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES > 2. OFFICERS > 4. Bonds


text: Prior to the primary election immediately preceding the election of county officers the judges of the superior court shall prescribe the amount in which each member of the board of supervisors shall execute an official bond, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of the office.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 149, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 2004.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Before qualifying the tax collector shall give an additional bond as license collector in such sum as is fixed by the board of supervisors.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: The board of supervisors shall require that the sheriff give separate bonds in such amounts as are prescribed by it in reference (a) to civil matters and (b) to criminal matters.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: As an alternative or supplementary to the bonds required by this chapter, the board of supervisors may include the county officers listed in this chapter as covered employees in any master bond used in their county in accordance with Section 1481 of this code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1234.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: When the duties of officers are consolidated pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 24300) of this part, the board of supervisors may elect to provide one official bond for the officer performing the duties of offices which are consolidated, and may prescribe the amount of such official bond.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1011.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: The board of supervisors of any county may, by resolution, adopt a program of self-insurance in lieu of bonds for any officer or employee employed by such county, or for the officers or employees of any district, the governing board of which is the board of supervisors of the county adopting the resolution, or for any officer or attaché of any court supported in whole or in part by the adopting county. After the resolution is adopted, any or all requirements of law with respect to faithful performance or revolving fund bonds shall be inapplicable to such county, district or court or any officer or employee thereof; provided, however, that such a county shall provide for self-insurance, the amount of which shall be determined pursuant to the provisions of Sections 1480, 1481, 24150 and 24151.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 384.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Except as otherwise provided, all elective county officers shall be elected at the election specified pursuant to Section 1300 of the Elections Code and take office at 12 o'clock noon on the first Monday after the January 1 succeeding their election.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 743, Sec. 3. (AB 759) Effective January 1, 2023.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

chapter: 5. Election

path: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES > 2. OFFICERS > 5. Election


text: All officers elected pursuant to this chapter shall hold office until their successors are elected or appointed and qualified.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Supervisors shall be elected at the general election prior to expiration of the term of the incumbents.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Within six months after the first general election succeeding the creation of the county, the supervisors of any county created after July 1, 1907, shall classify themselves by lot into two classes, as nearly equal in number as possible, and the term of office of the class having the greater number shall expire in two years from the commencement of the term, and the term of office of the class having the lesser number shall terminate in four years from the commencement of the term.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Whenever any county frames and adopts a charter for its government, which is approved by the Legislature, and the charter provides for the appointment of any officers of a county, the officers first appointed under the charter are the successors of the like elective officers in office at the time of the approval of the charter. The elective officers shall continue to hold office for the term for which they were elected and until the appointment and qualification of their successors under the charter. No election for any officer whose successor is to be appointed shall be had at any election held subsequent to the approval of the charter, except to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 872, Sec. 48. Effective January 1, 1997.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text:
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of Section 24204, or any other statute, the office of sheriff shall be filled by election as provided in this chapter for elective county officers, and vacancies shall be filled as provided by law for filling elective county offices, unless the county or city and county is chartered and such charter provides for election of the sheriff by vote of the electors.

(b) In any charter county or city and county, whose charter provides for filling the office of sheriff other than by election by vote of the electors, in conflict with subdivision (c) of Section 4 of Article XI of the California Constitution, the office of sheriff of such charter county or city and county shall be filled as provided in subdivision (a).

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 703.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Notwithstanding any other law, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara may adopt, or a voter of that county may propose by initiative, an ordinance to elect an officer of that county by ranked choice voting. The ordinance shall specify which county officers shall be elected by this method and whether they shall be elected at large or by or from district, as applicable. Notwithstanding Section 1300 of the Elections Code or any other law, an ordinance that provides for a ranked choice voting process may hold that election at the statewide primary election at which the election otherwise would be held in accordance with Section 1300 of the Elections Code, the first statewide general election following that statewide primary election, or a combination thereof. The ordinance may further specify whether ranked choice voting may be used in special elections to fill vacancies in county offices. Such special elections may be held on any date allowed for such special elections.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 362, Sec. 2. (AB 1227) Effective January 1, 2024.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Sheriffs, clerks, recorders, treasurers, and auditors, shall have their offices at the county seat in the courthouse, hall of records, jail, or other buildings. However, these officials may situate their offices outside the county seat, provided that the offices are conveniently located and easily accessible to the public, and notice of their location is prominently displayed in the county administration building and other appropriate county facilities.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1195, Sec. 6.3. Effective January 1, 1994.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

chapter: 6. Offices and Office Hours

path: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES > 2. OFFICERS > 6. Offices and Office Hours


text: Sheriffs shall also have offices in each city in which they perform court-related services and a facility of the superior court is located.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 149, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 2004.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Sheriffs and clerks shall also have offices in any city containing a population of not less than 20,000 as ascertained by the preceding census taken under the authority of the Congress or the Legislature in which the city hall is not less than 30 miles distant from the county courthouse.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Sheriffs and clerks shall also have offices in any city containing a population of not less than 50,000 as ascertained by the last census taken under the authority of the Congress or the Legislature in which the city hall is not less than six miles distant from the county courthouse.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Sheriffs and clerks shall also have offices in any city containing a population of not less than 7,000, as ascertained by the preceding census taken under the authority of Congress or the Legislature in which the city hall is not less than 55 miles distant from the site of the county courthouse. Such offices shall be kept open for the transaction of business continuously every day, except Sundays and holidays, in the period during which a superior court is in session in the city.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1947, Ch. 324.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Sheriffs and clerks shall also have offices in each city wherein the city hall is not less than eighteen miles from the site of the county courthouse and which has a population of not less than ten thousand, and within the ten-mile radius from the city hall of which there is a population of not less than fifty thousand, if there are residing in the county at least eighteen miles from the county courthouse not less than fifteen thousand persons, some of whom would be required to travel 50 miles to attend court at said city and at least ten miles farther in order to attend the superior court at the county courthouse, and in each city or town within the county containing a population of not less than two thousand two hundred wherein the city hall of said city or town is not less than sixty miles distant from the site of the county courthouse, or any other place where sessions of the superior court have been established, such populations being ascertained by the latest population determination as made under the authority of the Congress of the United States, or the Legislature of the State of California.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 867.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: All offices required by this chapter shall be provided by the county through the board of supervisors.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Whenever the law specifies that an office or building shall be located at the county seat and an incorporated city has been designated as the county seat, the location of that office or building may be either within or in the immediate vicinity of the corporate limits of said city. However, the prescribed offices and buildings may be situated outside the county seat or its immediate vicinity, provided that those offices and buildings are conveniently located and easily accessible to the public, and notice of their location is prominently displayed in the county administration building and other appropriate county facilities.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1195, Sec. 6.5. Effective January 1, 1994.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: In this chapter “transaction of business” means that during the hours named there shall be present in each office at least one person qualified and prepared to transact the business that properly comes into the office.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: If any officer required by this chapter to have an office has no regularly appointed deputy paid by the county at the same time and in the same manner as the principal, he may close his office during the hour from 12 o'clock noon to 1 o'clock p.m.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: If the officer has a branch office to which a single deputy is assigned, he may close the branch office during the hour from 12 o'clock noon to 1 o'clock p.m.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: In all counties county officers shall keep their offices open for the transaction of business during such hours and on such days as are fixed by the board of supervisors by ordinance or resolution.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 661.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no office of the sheriff or clerk shall be established elsewhere than at the county seat without the approval of the board of supervisors.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1601.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text:
By ordinance the board of supervisors may consolidate the duties of certain of the county offices in one or more of these combinations:

(a) Sheriff and tax collector.

(b) Auditor and recorder.

(c) County clerk, auditor, and recorder.

(d) County clerk and public administrator.

(e) County clerk and recorder.

(f) County clerk and auditor.

(g) Treasurer and tax collector.

(h) Treasurer and recorder.

(i) Treasurer and assessor.

(j) Treasurer and public administrator.

(k) Public administrator and coroner.

(l) District attorney and public administrator.

(m) District attorney and coroner.

(n) Sheriff and coroner.

(o) Sheriff and public administrator.

(p) County agricultural commissioner and county sealer of weights and measures.

(q) Road commissioner and surveyor. A county may create an office entitled public works director, combining the duties of road commissioner and surveyor and any other compatible duties not legally required to be performed by another county officer.

(r) County surveyor and director of transportation.

By the ordinance that consolidates the duties of the appointive county offices described in subdivision (p), notwithstanding Section 2122 and Sections 2181 to 2187, inclusive, of the Food and Agricultural Code, and Sections 12200 and 12214 of the Business and Professions Code, the board of supervisors may provide that the first term only of the newly consolidated office expires when the first of the remaining unexpired terms of the two unconsolidated offices would have expired. Where a vacancy in either of the unconsolidated offices exists the term of office of the newly consolidated office shall be the longer of the remaining unexpired terms.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 407, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

chapter: 7. Consolidation of Offices

path: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES > 2. OFFICERS > 7. Consolidation of Offices


text: In addition to the duties of the county offices which may be consolidated under the provisions of Section 24300, the board of supervisors may by ordinance consolidate the offices of auditor, controller, treasurer, tax collector, and director of finance.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 638.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: If the duties of officers are consolidated pursuant to this chapter, the board of supervisors, by ordinance, may elect to separate the duties so consolidated, and reconsolidate them in any other manner permitted by this chapter or separate the duties without reconsolidation, and provide that the duties of each office shall be performed by a separate person, if it deems the change to be in the public interest.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: When the duties of offices are united and consolidated, the person elected to fill the united and consolidated offices shall take the oath and give the bond required for each, discharge all the duties pertaining to each, and receive the compensation of the offices the duties of which are consolidated.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: When there is an omission by the board of supervisors to consolidate the duties of offices as authorized in this chapter and to advertise the ordinance of consolidation, each office not so consolidated shall be filled in the manner provided by law.

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text:
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 24300, in counties of the 13th to 58th classes, inclusive, the board of supervisors by ordinance may consolidate the duties of certain of the county offices in one or more of these combinations:

(a) Sheriff and tax collector.

(b) Auditor and recorder.

(c) County clerk, auditor, and recorder.

(d) County clerk and public administrator.

(e) County clerk and recorder.

(f) County clerk and auditor.

(g) Treasurer and tax collector.

(h) Treasurer and recorder.

(i) Treasurer and assessor.

(j) Treasurer and public administrator.

(k) Public administrator and coroner.

(l) District attorney and public administrator.

(m) District attorney and coroner.

(n) Sheriff and coroner.

(o) Sheriff and public administrator.

(p) County agricultural commissioner and county sealer of weights and measures.

(q) County clerk and tax collector.

(r) Treasurer, tax collector, and recorder.

(s) Sheriff, tax collector, and coroner.

(t) Coroner and health officer.

(u) Road commissioner and surveyor. A county may create an office entitled public works director, combining the duties of road commissioner and surveyor and any other compatible duties not legally required to be performed by another county officer.

(v) Sheriff, coroner, and public administrator.

(w) Treasurer, tax collector, and public administrator.

(x) County clerk, assessor, and recorder.

(y) Assessor and recorder.

(z) Tax collector/county clerk and treasurer.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1195, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1994.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text:
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 24300, in counties of the 11th class, the board of supervisors by ordinance may consolidate the duties of certain of the county offices, in one or both of these combinations:

(a) County clerk, assessor, and recorder.

(b) Sheriff, coroner, and public administrator.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 703, Sec. 1. Effective October 6, 1997.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: Notwithstanding Section 24300, in the Counties of Lake, Mendocino, Santa Cruz, Sonoma, Trinity, and Tulare, the board of supervisors, by ordinance, may consolidate the duties of the offices of Auditor-Controller and Treasurer-Tax Collector into the elected office of Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector. The board of supervisors of the County of Lake shall not so consolidate these offices until a vacancy in either the office of Auditor-Controller or in the office of Treasurer-Tax Collector occurs.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 62, Sec. 1. (AB 632) Effective January 1, 2020.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text: When the duties of officers are consolidated pursuant to this chapter, the board of supervisors, by ordinance, may elect to consolidate the budgets of the offices the duties of which are consolidated.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1225.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text:
If the board of supervisors in counties having a population of 4,000,000 or more persons, consolidates two or more offices pursuant to statute or charter, the occupant of the consolidated office need not possess any of the qualifications required of the occupant of any of the separate offices which are consolidated if:

(a) No qualification applies to all of the offices consolidated; and

(b) The board finds that sufficient personnel possessing the qualifications required are employed in the consolidated office to assure that decisions made by the occupant of the office are based upon competent professional advice.

This section does not permit the occupant of such consolidated office to practice any profession or trade for the practice of which a license, permit or registration is required without such license, permit, or registration.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1209.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text:
In any county with a population of over 1,350,000 and not over 1,420,000 as determined by the 1970 federal decennial census, the board of supervisors may consolidate pursuant to ordinance or charter two or more offices, including the office of health officer, in order to integrate the delivery of health-related services within the county. The occupant of the consolidated office need not possess any of the particular qualifications required of the occupant of any of the separate offices that are consolidated if:

(a) No qualification applies to all of the offices consolidated; and

(b) The board finds that sufficient personnel possessing the particular qualifications required are employed in the consolidated office to assure that decisions made by the occupant of the office are based upon competent professional advice. The enforcement duties described in Sections 101030 and 101040 of the Health and Safety Code shall be discharged by a licensed physician and surgeon with the title of health officer. The health officer’s enforcement responsibility is limited to decisions requiring technical medical judgments.

This section does not permit the occupant of the consolidated office to practice any profession or trade for the practice of which a license, permit or registration is required without the license, permit, or registration.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 92. Effective September 29, 1996.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES


text:
In any county having a population of 4,000,000 or more, the board of supervisors may designate any county officer as responsible for all or any of the functions of acquiring, constructing, leasing, managing and maintaining public buildings and facilities, which may be consolidated into a single department or other organizational unit.

Such responsible county officer shall not be required to have any special permit, registration, or license, provided that if such functions include the practice of any profession or trade for which a license, permit or registration is required, then the individual directly involved in such practice shall possess or act only under the supervision of someone who possesses the appropriate license, permit, or registration.

Where such responsibility is designated as described in this section, civil engineering work done for the county in the performance of such functions shall be accomplished under the authority of the responsible officer acting through a registered civil engineer. Responsibility for other civil engineering work shall remain with those officers currently designated.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 181.)

title: 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES