Each of the Elected Officials and Executive Management Staff ("EMS") hereinafter designated, as such designation may be hereafter modified from time to time, are entitled to be paid a monthly allowance as hereinafter set forth for the use of a non-County- owned vehicle in the performance of their duties subject to the following conditions:
(a) The Elected Official or EMS possesses a valid California driver's license appropriate to the class of vehicle being operated.
(b) Each such Elected Official or EMS shall at his or her own expense for the period covered by such allowance provide insurance protecting such Elected Official or EMS in the use of such vehicle against liability for bodily injury and property damage in not less than the following amounts: bodily injury, each person, $100,000; each accident $300,000; property damage $25,000.
(c) In accordance with Board of Supervisors Policy H-10, Elected Officials and EMS may be provided a County-owned vehicle in lieu of the authorized automobile allowance if justified by their duties. Such request must be approved by the Chief Administrative Officer.
(d) Elected Officials and EMS who receive an automobile allowance shall not be entitled to be reimbursed for public transit within the County.
(e) Elected Officials or EMS covered by Board of Supervisors Policy H-10 shall not drive (except for a County-owned vehicle provided to the Elected Official or EMS in lieu of an automobile allowance) nor be transported in a County-owned vehicle, except on the rare occasion when such transport is unavoidable or would otherwise be extremely impracticable to avoid and in any event should not occur more than three times in any calendar month.
(f) Elected Officials and EMS who receive an automobile allowance or who have been provided a County-owned vehicle in lieu of an automobile allowance shall not be transported in a private vehicle owned by County staff while on County business except on the rare occasion when such transport is unavoidable or would otherwise be extremely impracticable to avoid and in any event should not occur more than three times in any calendar month.
(g) Elected Officials and EMS who receive an automobile allowance or who have been provided a County-owned vehicle in lieu of an automobile allowance shall not be entitled to mileage reimbursement for miles driven within the limits of San Diego County.
The following table of rates of automobile allowances is established for Elected Officials and EMS who are authorized to receive such allowances and who satisfy the conditions above. Such persons shall be paid that monthly amount set forth in the allowance rate appearing after the title of that Elected Official or EMS:
Rate Allowance Monthly Allowance
A $1,000
B 750
C 675
D 600
and the following County officers be paid a monthly allowance at the rate herein specified:
Elected Official | Rate Allowance |
Elected Official | Rate Allowance |
Member, Board of Supervisors: | |
First District | A |
Second District | A |
Third District | A |
Fourth District | A |
Fifth District | A |
Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk | A |
District Attorney | A |
Sheriff | A |
Treasurer-Tax Collector | A |
Executive Management Staff | Rate Allowance |
Executive Management Staff | Rate Allowance |
Chief Administrative Officer | A |
Assistant Chief Administrative Officer | B |
Chief Information Officer | C |
County Counsel | C |
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer | C |
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer/Chief Financial Officer | C |
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer/ Director, Health and Human Services | C |
Director, Human Resources | C |
Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures | D |
Air Pollution Control Officer | D |
Auditor & Controller | D |
Chief Evaluation Officer | D |
Chief Medical Examiner | D |
Chief Operations Officer, HHSA | D |
Chief Probation Officer | D |
Chief Sustainability Officer | D |
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors | D |
Director, Aging and Adult Services | D |
Director, Animal Services | D |
Director, Behavioral Health Services | D |
Director, County Fire | D |
Director, County Library | D |
Director, Child Support Services | D |
Director, County Communications Office | D |
Director, Department of Public Works | D |
Director, Departmental Operations | D |
Director, Environmental Health and Quality | D |
Director, General Services | D |
Director, Housing and Community Development Services | D |
Director, Office of Emergency Services | D |
Director, Office of Equity and Racial Justice | D |
Director, Office of Ethics, Compliance and Labor Standards | D |
Director, Office of Strategy and Intergovernmental Affairs | D |
Director, Parks and Recreation | D |
Director, Planning and Development Services | D |
Director, Purchasing and Contracting | D |
Director, Regional Operations | D |
Executive Officer, Citizens Law Enforcement Review Board | D |
Executive Officer, Civil Service Commission | D |
Public Defender | D |
Public Health Officer | D |
Registrar of Voters | D |
Retirement, Chief Executive Officer | D |
Director, Child and Family Well-Being | D |
(Amended by Ord. No. 6986 (N.S.), effective 8-8-85; amended by Ord. No. 7017 (N.S.), effective 9-19-85; amended by Ord. No. 7118 (N.S.), effective 6-5-86; amended by Ord. No. 7560 (N.S.), operative 1-13-89; amended by Ord. No. 7580 (N.S.), operative 2-24-89; amended by Ord. No. 7590 (N.S.), effective 3-23-89, operative 4-7-89; amended by Ord. No. 7626 (N.S.), operative 6-30-89; amended by Ord. No. 7651 (N.S.), operative 8-18-89; amended by Ord. No. 7761 (N.S.), effective 7-12-90; amended by Ord. No. 7841 (N.S.), operative 2-1-91; amended by Ord. No. 7847 (N.S.), effective 2-7-91, operative 2-8-91; amended by Ord. No. 7857 (N.S.), effective 3-14-91; amended by Ord. No. 8216 (N.S.), effective 4-8-93; amended by Ord. No. 8476 (N.S.), adopted 11-8-94, operative 1-1-95; amended by Ord. No. 8653 (N.S.), effective 4-18-96, operative 4-19-96; amended by Ord. No. 8693 (N.S.), effective 7-11-96; amended by Ord. No. 8721 (N.S.), effective 9-17-96, operative 9-17-96; amended by Ord. No. 8732 (N.S.), effective 9-24-96; amended by Ord. No. 8782 (N.S.), effective 4-15-97; amended by Ord. No. 8821 (N.S.), effective 9-12-97, operative 9-12-97; amended by Ord. No. 8840 (N.S.), effective 11-20-97, operative 11-21-97; amended by Ord. No. 8969 (N.S.), adopted 10-20-98, operative 12-1-98; amended by Ord. No. 9034 (N.S.), effective 6-10-99, operative 6-18-98; amended by Ord. No. 9047 (N.S.), effective 7-29-99, operative 7-30-99; amended by Ord. No. 9311 (N.S.), effective 2-13-01, operative 2-23-01; amended by Ord. No. 9337 (N.S.), effective 5-8-01, operative 5-18-01; amended by Ord. No. 9378 (N.S.), effective 10-12-01; amended by Ord. No. 9508 (N.S.), effective 11-28-02; amended by Ord. No. 9527 (N.S.), effective 2-27-03; amended by Ord. No. 9542 (N.S.), effective 5-1-03; amended by Ord. No. 9587 (N.S.), effective 8-5-03, operative 8-8-03; amended by Ord. No. 9603 (N.S.), effective 9-30-03, operative 10-3-03; amended by Ord. No. 9619 (N.S.), effective 12-9-03, operative 12-12-03; amended by Ord. No. 9735 (N.S.), effective 9-27-05; amended by Ord. No. 9784 (N.S.), effective 6-20-06, operative 6-23-06; amended by Ord. No. 9796 (N.S.), effective 9-19-06, operative 10-1-06; amended by Ord. No. 9933 (N.S.), effective 4-8-08, operative 4-11-08; amended by Ord. No. 10044 (N.S.), effective 3-23-10; amended by Ord. No. 10176 (N.S.), effective 10-11-11; amended by Ord. No. 10223 (N.S.), effective 10-25-12; amended by Ord. No. 10246 (N.S.), effective 2-28-13; amended by Ord. No. 10278 (N.S.), effective 8-6-13; amended by Ord. No. 10315 (N.S.), effective 1-7-14; amended by Ord. No. 10355 (N.S.), effective 10-23-14; amended by Ord. No. 10446 (N.S.), effective 12-15-16; amended by Ord. No. 10610 (N.S.), effective 7-1-19; amended by Ord. No. 10685 (N.S.), effective 11-6-20; amended by Ord. No. 10708 (N.S.), effective 1-15-21; amended by Ord. No. 10712 (N.S.), effective 2-11-21; amended by Ord. No. 10748 (N.S.), effective 10-14-21; amended by Ord. No. 10862 (N.S.), effective 10-1-23)