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The Board by resolution may establish and determine the amount of, or may by resolution authorize the County Auditor & Controller to establish and determine the amount of, a Revolving Cash Trust Fund for any County officer or department head for whose use there has been established a trust fund if the delays resulting from regular deposits and withdrawals in the trust fund would adversely affect the official operations of such officer or department head. The Revolving Cash Trust Fund shall be used by the officer or department head in payment of services, expenses or other charges which are legally payable out of the deposits in the trust fund, and shall be in an amount to be determined by the Board or the Auditor & Controller. The Auditor & Controller shall prescribe and prepare regulations and forms for the auditing and handling of all Revolving Cash Trust Funds.
(Added by Ord. No. 1433 (N.S.), adopted 12-14-54; amended by Ord. No. 6454 (N.S.), effective 11-11-82; amended by Ord. No. 10711 (N.S.), effective 2-11-21)
(a) Any officer of the County of San Diego who is not specifically authorized by statute to do so, is hereby authorized to accept negotiable paper in payment of any license, fee, permit or fine or in payment of any other obligation owing to the County of San Diego. This authorization to accept negotiable paper is subject to the provisions of Chapter 2.5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code and the following conditions heretofore established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors:
1. All negotiable paper accepted shall be endorsed promptly with a restrictive endorsement stamp.
2. No person shall request or authorize the refund of a payment made by negotiable paper until there shall have elapsed following such payment a reasonable time for the paper to have cleared and to have been paid or returned unpaid to the officer accepting such paper.
(b) Any officer of the County of San Diego who is not specifically authorized by statute to do so, is hereby authorized to accept credit cards in payment of any of the following:
1. The payment for the deposit of bail or for any fine for any offense not declared to be a felony or for any court-ordered fee, fine, forfeiture, penalty, assessment, or restitution.
2. The payment of a filing fee or other court fee.
3. The payment of any towage or storage costs for a vehicle which has been removed from a highway, or from public or private property, as a result of parking violations.
4. The payment of child, family, or spousal support, including reimbursement of public assistance related fees, costs, or penalties, with the authorization of the cardholder.
5. The payment for services rendered or goods sold by the County.
6. The payment of any fee, charge, or tax due to the County.
7. The payment of any moneys payable to the Sheriff pursuant to a levy under a writ of attachment or writ of execution. Pursuant to Government Code Section 6159 any fees charged for processing the transaction shall be paid by the payor.
8. The payment of a donation, gift, bequest, or devise to the County subject to provisions in the Administrative Code.
9. A department may impose a fee for the use of a credit or debit card or electronic funds transfer not to exceed the costs incurred in providing the payment by credit or debit card or electronic funds transfer. Any fee shall be approved by the Board of Supervisors.
This authorization to accept credit cards is subject to provisions of Government Code Section 6159.
(Added by Ord. No. 1513 (N.S.), adopted 11-1-55; amended by Ord. No. 1515 (N.S.), adopted 11-8-55; amended by Ord. No. 1708 (N.S.), adopted 11-5-57; amended by Ord. No. 1715 (N.S.), adopted 11-26-57; amended by Ord. No. 4922 (N.S.), effective 6-30-77; amended by Ord. No. 8388 (N.S.), effective 5-19-94; amended by Ord. No. 10188 (N.S.), effective 1-5-12; amended by Ord. No. 10307 (N.S.), effective 1-2-14; amended by Ord. No. 10711 (N.S.), effective 2-11-21)
(a) Every County department, board, body, agency or officer shall impose a charge of twenty-five dollars ($25) on every person who issues a personal check in favor of the County of San Diego, or any department, board, body, agency or officer thereof, in payment of any license, fee, permit or other obligation owing to the county, which is returned to the County by the bank upon which it was drawn without payment for any reason.
(b) Whenever a charge is imposed in accordance with this section, such charge shall be added to and become part of any underlying obligation other than an obligation which constitutes a lien on real property. Every such charge collected shall be credited to the County General Fund.
(Added by Ord. No. 4577 (N.S.), effective 11-6-75; amended by Ord. No. 5284 (N.S.), effective 11-23-78; amended by Ord. No. 6454 (N.S.), effective 11-11-82; amended by Ord. No. 8182 (N.S.), effective 1-14-93; amended by Ord. No. 10711 (N.S.), effective 2-11-21)
With the approval of the Board by budget provision and under the procedure and subject to the conditions specified by resolution of the Board any interim, probationary or permanent officer or employee of the County may be reimbursed for tuition for professional and technical courses provided that enrollment by the officer or employee in such courses has received the prior approval of the department head.
(Added by Ord. No. 1667 (N.S.), adopted 7-2-57; amended by Ord. No. 3571 (N.S.), adopted 8-11-70; amended by Ord. No. 6454 (N.S.), effective 11-11-82; amended by Ord. No. 10635 (N.S.), effective 12-19-19; amended by Ord. No. 10711 (N.S.), effective 2-11-21)
(a) The County may recover specialized training expenses from an employee who terminates employment within one year of completion date of such training consistent with the following schedule of reimbursement:
Completion Date | Reimbursement |
Within 3 months | 100% |
After 3 months - before 6 months | 50% |
After 6 months - before 12 months | 25% |
After 1 year | 0% |
(b) In cases where specialized training is to be made available, the Appointing Authority shall include in the request for training authorization a signed agreement between the County and the employee which provides that training costs in excess of $1,000 ($1,500 for employees in classes designated CC, CS, DA, PD and PM) for any single training session or related series of training sessions will be reimbursed to the County if the employee terminates prior to one year for any reason other than death, disability retirement or judicial appointment.
(c) Training costs shall be calculated to include:
1. Travel expenses
2. Meals and lodging expenses
3. Registration or tuition expenses
4. Books and other related materials expenses
(d) At the request of the Appointing Authority, the Auditor & Controller may consider a reduction of, or a complete release from, the employee's obligation if extreme hardship can be demonstrated in writing.
(e) Specialized training is determined by the Appointing Authority, and generally does not include conferences or training that is required for performing the basic functions and duties of employee's classification.
(f) Further, this provision shall not apply to training with no net cost to the County by virtue of being covered by an offsetting grant or other reimbursement.
(g) Eligibility: All employees except those in classes designated DI, DM, DS, PD, PM and SM.
(Section 77.1, training advisory committee, added by Ord. No. 1667 (N.S.), adopted 7-2-57; amended by Ord. No. 2933 (N.S.), adopted 3-8-66; amended by Ord. No. 3866 (N.S.), effective 4-27-72; amended by Ord. No. 4514 (N.S.), effective 6-26-75, operative 7-1-75; repealed by Ord. No. 6387 (N.S.), operative 8-5-82; new section 77.1, repayment of specialized training expenses, added by Ord. No. 8653 (N.S.), effective 4-18-96, operative 4-19-96; amended by Ord. No. 8659 (N.S.), effective 5-23-96, operative 5-23-96; amended by Ord. No. 8720 (N.S.), effective 10-17-96, operative 9-27-96; amended by Ord. No. 10315 (N.S.), effective 1-7-14; amended by Ord. No. 10635 (N.S.), effective 12-19-19; amended by Ord. No. 10711 (N.S.), effective 2-11-21)
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