Pursuant to 17 California Code of Regulations, Subchapter 2, Article 2, Subsection 1355, there shall at all times be a full-time Director of Environmental Health who shall be responsible for the administration of the Division of Environmental Health within PPWES. In the absence of the Director of Environmental Health, only a qualified Registered Environmental Health Specialist may act on the behalf of the Director of Environmental Health regarding the programs and matters of environmental health and sanitation. The Director of Environmental Health shall plan, direct, supervise and coordinate all programs of the Division of Environmental Health including implementation and enforcement of the LEA program for solid waste; however, general administrative direction related to the LEA Program shall be conducted by the CAO rather than the Director of PPWES. Neither the Director of PPWES nor any division head within PPWES, other than the Director of Environmental Health, may direct, control, hire or fire any employees of the LEA or those employees who are performing split duties between the LEA and PPWES. The Director of PPWES shall not evaluate or contribute to the evaluation of the Director of Environmental Health regarding the performance of the functions of the LEA. The Director of PPWES is authorized to conduct a performance evaluation on all other aspects of the Director of Environmental Health's duties that are not related to LEA functions.
(§ 6, Ord. 1444, eff. August 14, 2014)