Sec. 2-5.1603. Ex officio designation.

   The County Administrative Officer is hereby designated as ex officio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. (§ 1, Ord. 914, eff. July 23, 1981, as amended by § 1, Ord. 1030, eff. July 1, 1986)

Article 17. County Director of Transportation

Sec. 2-5.1701. Offices created and abolished.

   (a)   Pursuant to Section 65084 of the Government Code of the State, there is hereby created in the County the office of County Director of Transportation and pursuant to Section 2006.1 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State; and the office of road commissioner, which as been consolidated with the appointive office of county surveyor under the title of Director of Public Works, is hereby abolished.

   (b)   The delivery of services provided by the Department of Public Works and Transportation, the Community Development Agency, and the Division of Environmental Health are hereby consolidated and integrated Into a department to be known as the Department of Planning, Public Works and Environmental Services (PPWES). The County Director of Transportation shall be the Director of PPWES and shall be known by the working title of Director of PPWES. (§ 2, Ord. 1205, eff. January 13, 1997, as amended by § 1, Ord. 1206, eff. February 27, 1997, § 1, Ord. 1214, eff. February 5, 1998,§ 1, Ord. 1215, eff. February 26, 1998, and § 3, Ord. 1444, eff. August 14, 2014)

Sec. 2-5.1702. Duties.

   The duties of the Director of Planning, Public Works and Environmental Services (PPWES) are as follows:

   (a)   The duties of the road commissioner are hereby transferred to the Director of PPWES; provided, however, that any civil engineering functions which are required to be performed by the road commissioner shall be performed by a registered civil engineer acting under the authority of the Director of PPWES.

   (b)   The duties shall include the coordinated planning, development, and operation of transportation systems of all types and modes, including the County's relationship with other local agencies with whom the County shares these functions.

   (c)   The duties of the County Surveyor are integrated within PPWES, organized as a unit of that Department, and the County Surveyor shall perform the duties of that office under the administrative direction of the Director of PPWES.

   (d)   The duties of the Director of Community Development are hereby transferred to the Director of PPWES. The duties shall include, under administrative direction, the organization, coordination, and direction of the various functions of the Community Development Services, which Includes advance planning/current planning, zoning administration and ordinance development, housing code enforcement, and building inspection.

   (e)   The Director of PPWES shall act to provide administration and coordination with respect to the Division of Environmental Health with the exception of the responsibilities of the Division of Environmental Health functioning as the Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) for solid waste. (§ 2, Ord. 1205, eff. January 13, 1997, as amended by § 1, Ord. 1206, eff. February 27, 1997, § 2, Ord. 1214, effective February 5, 1998,§ 2, Ord. 1215, eff. February 26, 1998, and § 4, Ord. 1444, eff. August 14, 2014)

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)