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2.60.260 Extra help and emergency
appointments,.
A. Appointments of candidates to provide additional help above that provided by regular permanent positions may
be allowed, provided adequate funds are available for this purpose in a department's budget.
B. The classification for such extra help employees shall be determined by the personnel officer based on
the department head's request and duties assigned the position.
C. The maximum duration of employment for all extra help appointments shall be six months. Where the
hiring authority demonstrates a compelling need to retain an individual on an extra help status, the personnel officer
may authorize the extension.
D. Emergency appointments may be made by department heads, upon approval of the personnel officer, of
persons not on registers when a situation exists which is critical and essential to the department or when an emergency
threatening public health, safety or welfare exists requiring the immediate employment of additional personnel. If the
personnel officer is not immediately available for notification and approval, the department head may make immediate
appointment provided notice is given upon the personnel officer's first available work day. An official application for the person
or persons appointed must be submitted within five working days from the date of appointment accompanied by a
statement showing cause for the emergency appointment. Emergency appointments shall not exceed thirty days. (Ord. 1183
§4(part), 1993; Ord. 1087 §1(part), 1986)
2.60.270 Underfilling, appointment of
department, heads and emergency appointments,
A. The board of supervisors, in coordination with the personnel officer, shall establish the procedures for the
appointment of department heads and county officials where appropriate under law.
B. The board of supervisors, in coordination with the personnel officer, shall establish the procedures for the
appointment of department heads where appropriate under law. The following department heads shall be appointed
according to the listed terms and conditions:
1. The chief probation officer shall be appointed by the presiding judge of the superior court. Deputy probation
officer may be appointed by the chief probation officer with approval by the presiding judge of the superior court. Court
executive officer, court reporter and marshal are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the presiding judge of the superior court.
2. Chief building inspector, counseling center director, county administrative officer, director of emergency
services, director of transportation, general services director, health officer, librarian, and planning director serve at the pleasure
of the board of supervisors, with thirty days written notice of termination.
3. County counsel and sealer of weights and measures shall be appointed by the board of supervisors.
4. Director of health and human services/public guardian is appointed by the county administrative officer
with approval by the board of supervisors and serves at the pleasure of the county administrative officer with thirty days
written notice of termination.
5. The hospital administrator shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the hospital board of directors
as defined in the California Code of Regulations, Title XXII, Article 7, Section 70701(2). (Ord. 1226 §1, 1999; Ord. 1183
§4 (part), 1993: Ord. 1152, 1991; Ord. 1143 §1(part), 1990; Ord. 1087 §1 (part), 1986)
2.60.280 Personnel and payroll notification,
A. Upon an offer and acceptance of employment, the appointing authority shall forward a payroll personnel farm
for the successful candidate to the personnel officer at least three working days prior to the employee's first day of work, or
no later than one working day following the acceptance of employment when the first date of employment is less than
three working days prior to the date of acceptance. (Ord. 1087 §1 (part), 1986)
2.60.290
Nepotism,
A. Appointing authorities, department heads, or any person having influence over the appointment, dismissal
or promotion of persons on behalf of the county, within their department, shall not appoint or promote any person who
is related to them whether by blood or marriage.
B. For purposes of this section, "related whether by blood or marriage" is defined as follows: the spouse, child,
step-child, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, parent, step-parent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister, brother, step-sister,
step-brother, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, or any other person living in the individual's household
or primarily supported by the individual having appointing authority, department head status, or person having influence
over the appointment, dismissal or promotion of persons on behalf of the county within their department.
C. Appointing authorities may appoint or promote persons within a department who are related to each other
whether by blood or marriage only if:
1. They are not supervised by the same person;
2. One relative is not responsible for the supervision, performance evaluations or the initiation of disciplinary
actions on the other relative;
3. They are appointed and employed in distinctly separate work stations, offices, or organizational divisions;
4. In the course and nature of their work, neither employee is faced with a conflict of interest with regard to family
duty and duty to the department;
5. The individual being considered for appointment or promotion is not related to the department head, chief
assistant, assistant deputy, chief deputy, manager, top supervisor or any individual with appointing, promotional, dismissal,
or disciplinary influence over that person within the department.
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