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The Director shall prepare and file with the Auditor and Controller and Chief Administrative Officer the required annual itemized estimates of expenditures and revenues for the Department, and the Director shall supervise the expenditure of all funds allotted to the Department.
(Added by Ord. No. 8475 (N.S.), adopted 11-8-94, operative 1-1-95; amended by Ord. No. 10237 (N.S.), effective 1-4-13)
The Director shall:
(a) Supervise and control the issuance of any permits required under County ordinances or State law not otherwise supervised by the Director of Environmental Health;
(b) Have the right, power and authority to revoke all permits and licenses, as described in (a) above; and
(c) Serve as the Hearing Officer in hearings to determine whether permits issued as described in (a) above shall be suspended or revoked.
(Added by Ord. No. 8475 (N.S.), adopted 11-8-94, operative 1-1-95; amended by Ord. No. 8552 (N.S.), effective 8-10-95, operative 8-10-95; amended by Ord. No. 8962 (N.S.), effective 9-23-98; amended by Ord. No. 9031 (N.S.), effective 5-28-99; amended by Ord. No. 9538 (N.S.), effective 4-4-03; amended by Ord. No. 10708 (N.S.), effective 1-15-21)
The Department shall administer programs to provide proper planning, coordination and direction for environmental health and quality activities and services, including those to protect the public health through environmental health and sanitation management.
Such activities shall include those environmental health and sanitation services and programs required by the Director of the State Department of Public Health to meet local environmental and sanitation needs. Such activities may also include those authorized by Federal, State or local laws, and shall be governed by those laws as well as applicable rules, regulations, guidelines, agreements and policies made pursuant to said laws.
These activities may include but not be limited to regulating establishments involved in food production, housing, public pools, drinking water systems, mobilehome parks, sewage, solid waste disposal, hazardous materials, vectors, occupational health issues for County employees, and radiation control laws. Specific activities may include but not be limited to the following:
(a) Regulating various establishments to ensure they meet local, state, and federal health standards; including inspecting and issuing permits to operate.
(b) Investigating citizen complaints regarding Health Code violations where a serious public health or safety issue is involved.
(c) Preventing and controlling mosquito, rodent, fly, and other vector problems.
(d) Educating the public regarding environmental health and safety issues.
(e) Monitoring groundwater and surface water to detect and prevent releases of contaminants and pollutants.
(f) Enforce all provisions of the Mobilehome Parks Act and Special Occupancy Parks Act (Parts 2.1 and 2.3 of Division 13 of the California Health and Safety Code) and related state regulations pertaining to the issuance of operating permits; and the operation, maintenance, use, continued occupancy and sanitation of mobilehome parks and special occupancy parks.
(g) Where feasible and appropriate, responding to releases of hazardous substances within the County to protect public health, safety and the environment.
(Added by Ord. No. 8475 (N.S.), adopted 11-8-94, operative 1-1-95; amended by Ord. No. 8552 (N.S.), effective 8-10-95, operative 8-10-95; amended by Ord. No. 8865 (N.S.), effective 1-6-98; amended by Ord. No. 8962 (N.S.), effective 9-23-98; amended by Ord. No. 9031 (N.S.), effective 5-28-99; amended by Ord. No. 9538 (N.S.), effective 4-4-03; amended by Ord. No. 10237 (N.S.), effective 1-4-13; amended by Ord. No. 10411 (N.S.), effective 2-26-16; amended by Ord. No. 10708 (N.S.), effective 1-15-21)
Within the Department certain divisions are designated to administer those environmental health and sanitation services and programs referenced in California Health and Safety Code sections 101275 and 101280, which are required by the Director of the State Department of Public Health to meet local environmental and sanitation needs. The immediate supervisor of these environmentally based public health services and programs shall be the Director of Environmental Health and such services and programs shall be maintained in accordance with California Health and Safety Code sections 101275 and 101280.
(Added by Ord. No. 8475 (N.S.), adopted 11-8-94, operative 1-1-95; amended by Ord. No. 10237 (N.S.), effective 1-4-13; amended by Ord. No. 10708 (N.S.), effective 1-15-21)
There is in the County and in the Department the position of Director of Environmental Health. The Director of Environmental Health shall be a registered environmental health specialist with the California Department of Public Health. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the Director of Environmental Health shall be the immediate supervisor of those environmental health and sanitation services and programs set forth in Section 899. The Director of Environmental Health shall administer those powers and duties delegated from the County Health Officer that arise from statute, regulation, resolution, or order granting to or imposing upon a County Health Officer or county health department a power or duty. The Director of Environmental Health shall also administer those powers and duties that arise from any statute or regulation granting to or imposing upon the Director of Environmental Health a power or duty. The Director of Environmental Health shall maintain direct lines of communication with the County Health Officer to assure coordination of public health programs and those environmental health and sanitation services and programs set forth in Section 899.
(Added by Ord. No. 10708 (N.S.), effective 1-15-21)
The Director of Environmental Health shall:
(a) Supervise and control the issuance of any permits required to be issued by the Director of Environmental Health under County ordinance or State law;
(b) Have the right, power and authority to revoke all permits and licenses as described in (a) above; and
(c) Serve as the Hearing Officer in hearings to determine whether permits issued as described in (a) above shall be suspended or revoked.
(Added by Ord. No. 10708 (N.S.), effective 1-15-21)