There is in the County and in the Agency the position of Deputy Chief Administrative Officer/ Agency Director of the Health and Human Services Agency, hereinafter in this Article and throughout this Code, referred to as Agency Director. The Agency Director shall be appointed by the Chief Administrative Officer. Any vacancy occurring in such position shall be filled by appointment by the Chief Administrative Officer in accordance with the County Charter and of the rules and policies established thereunder, and County ordinances. The Agency Director shall also be appointed and serve as a Deputy Chief Administrative Officer and, as described in Section 122 of this Code, shall oversee on behalf of the Chief Administrative Officer, the group of departments, divisions and geographic service regions which comprise the Agency.
In the event that the Agency Director does not possess the qualifications for County Health Officer specified in Section 101005 of the California Health and Safety Code, the enforcement duties described in Sections 101030 and 101040 of the Health and Safety Code shall be discharged by a physician and surgeon employed by the Agency with the title of Public Health Officer. The Public Health Officer enforcement responsibility under said circumstances is limited to decisions requiring technical medical judgments.
In the event the Agency Director does not possess the qualifications for County Veterans Service Officer specified in Section 970 of the California Military and Veterans Code, the Agency Director shall appoint a County Veterans Service Officer who possesses the requisite qualifications and who shall be under the supervision of the Agency Director.
In the event the Agency Director does not possess the qualifications for County Mental Health Director specified in Sections 5751 and 5751.1 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code, the Agency Director shall appoint a County Mental Health Director who possesses the requisite qualifications and who shall be under the supervision of the Agency Director.
(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. 9839 (N.S.), operative 3-30-07; 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)
State law reference(s)--Qualifications of health officer, Health and Safety Code, § 101005; enforcement duties, Health and Safety Code, §§ 101030, 101040; qualifications of veterans service officer, Military and Veterans Code, § 970.