Sec. 2-5.1703. Appointment: Qualifications.

   The Director of PPWES shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors and shall not be required to have any special permit, registration or license. (§ 2, Ord. 1205, eff. January 13, 1997, as amended by § 1, Ord. 1206, eff. February 27, 1997, and § 5, Ord. 1444, eff. August 14, 2014)

Sec. 2-5.1704. Limitations.

   All personnel of PPWES acting under the authority of the Director of PPWES shall be subject to the following limitations:

   (a)   There shall at all times be a registered civil engineer acting under the authority of the Director of PPWES to perform any civil engineering functions which are required to be performed by the Road Commissioner for which a license, permit, or registration is required.

   (b)   This article shall not permit the occupant of a consolidated, integrated, or separated office to practice any profession or trade for the practice of which a license, permit, or registration is required, without that license, permit, or registration.

   (c)   All personnel acting under authority of the Director of PPWES, including the heads of units within departments and formed from units of County departments (including but not limited to the County Surveyor), shall possess the particular qualifications required by the statutes governing the provision of services provided by those departments, including standards of education and experience that assure competence appropriate for the direction of the departments or the local administration of County functions.

   (d)   Employees who perform Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) functions as designated by the California Public Resources Code (PRC) 43200 et seq. will not be considered within the Department of PPWES, but will instead be within the oversight and supervision of the Director of Environmental Health and the County Administrator (CAO). The Director of PPWES shall not conduct a performance review, discipline or terminate any employees of the Division of Environmental Health who are assigned LEA functions and responsibilities. The Director of PPWES shall not be involved in any enforcement responsibilities of the LEA. Should any LEA employee have job duties split between a position within the Department of PPWES and LEA, he or she shall only discuss LEA issues with other LEA employees, employees of the CAO's Office, the Director of Environmental Health or the CAO and shall not discuss LEA issues with the Director of PPWES. (§ 2, Ord. 1205, eff. January 13, 1997, as amended by § 1, Ord. 1206, eff. February 27, 1997, and § 6, Ord. 1444, eff. August 14, 2014)

Sec. 2-5.1705. Environmental Health.

   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)

Article 18. Department of Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Services*

*   Article 18 of Chapter 5, Title 2 repealed by Ordinance No. 1455, effective August 27, 2015.

Article 19. Department of Child Support Services

Sec. 2-5.1901. Created; Separate Entity.

   (a)   Pursuant to California Family Code Section 17304, there is hereby created the Yolo County Department of Child Support Services.

   (b)   The Yolo County Department of Child Support Services shall be separate and independent from any other county department and shall be responsible for promptly and effectively establishing, modifying, and enforcing child support obligations, including medical support, enforcing spousal support orders established by a court of competent jurisdiction, and determining paternity in the case of a child born out of wedlock. (§ 1, Ord. 1279, eff. April 18, 2002)