All department heads, elected or appointed, are responsible for the operation of their respective departments. Department heads will be held accountable for the actions of their department personnel including actions which expose the County to risk of loss or actual losses by way of injury to third parties. The Board may determine with respect to a specific incident or loss, that the responsibility for payment of that loss lies with the department and such loss will be paid out of the responsible department’s budget rather than paid out of general County contingency reserves. The purpose of this Section is to hold departments responsible for losses which should have been prevented through sound management practices.
This Section shall not be applied to interfere with the independent and constitutionally and statutorily designated investigative and prosecutorial functions of the Sheriff and the District Attorney.
(Am. Ord. 3875, passed - -2002)