The Human Services Group shall consist of organizational units, which are charged with providing public assistance on a Countywide basis to those residents in need of various public services necessary to improve their socioeconomic plight. The Human Services Group shall include the departments of Child Support, Children and Family Services, Transitional Assistance, Preschool Services, Aging and Adult Services, Veterans’ Affairs, Behavioral Health, and Public Health. The Board of Supervisors may add or delete other organizational units or functions as it deems appropriate. For purposes of Welfare and Institutions Code § 10800, the Human Services Group shall be designated as the County Welfare Department for the administration of public social services provided under the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(Am. Ord. 4073, passed - -2009; Am. Ord. 4368, passed - -2019)