There is in the County of San Diego a Health and Human Services Agency, referred to hereinafter in this Article and throughout this Code, as the Agency. The Agency shall be under the general supervision of the Chief Administrative Officer. Each of the departments, divisions and geographic service regions of the Agency shall operate under the direction of an assigned Director. By operation of law the Agency succeeds to and assumes all the duties and responsibilities of the Departments of Area Agency on Aging, Public Health, Social Services, Mental Health, Behavioral Health, Alcohol and Drug Services, Child Welfare Services, Housing and Community Development, and the duties and responsibilities of the Veterans Service Officer. The Agency is an integrated and comprehensive health and human services system.
(Added by Ord. No. 8835 (N.S.), effective 11-6-97; amended by Ord. No. 8870 (N.S.), effective 3-5-98; amended by Ord. No. 9522 (N.S.), effective 1-9-03; amended by Ord. No. 10203 (N.S.), effective 4-26-12; amended by Ord. No. 10430 (N.S.), effective 6-21-16; amended by Ord. No. 10431 (N.S.), effective 7-28-16; amended by Ord. No. 10454 (N.S.), effective 2-9-17)
Cross reference(s) -- Chief administrative officer, § 120 et seq.