(A) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), upon request of a supervisor-elect, county moneys appropriated to the office budget of the district to which the individual has been elected, may be used prior to the assumption of office, for the training and orientation of that supervisor-elect including the payment of course fees, travel, and per diem expenses, course materials, and consultant fees.
(2) Such training and orientation programs and expenses therefor shall be those the Board deems proper and beneficial to the exercise of supervisorial duties by newly elected supervisors.
(3) In order to receive training and orientation funds:
(a) The supervisor-elect shall make a written request of the Chair of the Board of Supervisors, indicating the amount of funds needed and the contents of the training program.
(b) The Board of Supervisors shall approve the maximum amount of funds to be expended.
(B) Upon the written request of a supervisor-elect, the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) may authorize the use of county moneys appropriated to the CAO's Office of Economic Development and Government Affairs for the cost of the segment(s) of the California State Association of Counties New Supervisors Institute Training attended by the supervisor-elect prior to their assumption of office; such costs include the payment of course fees, travel, and per diem expenses and course materials associated with that training specifically.
(Added by Ord. No. 6271 (N.S.), effective 5-20-82; amended by Ord. No. 10289 (N.S.), effective 10-24-13; amended by Ord. No. 10878 (N.S.), effective 1-4-24)