Section 24308 Of Chapter 7. Consolidation Of Offices From California Government Code >> Division 2. >> Title 3. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 7.
24308
. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 24300 and 24304, the board of
supervisors of any county may organize, pursuant to ordinance or
charter, the delivery of any services for which county government is
responsible under state law, into departments or agencies that
provide multiple services, except those duties and responsibilities
of other elected county officials mandated by the California
Constitution or by statute. Any county board of supervisors that
elects to organize the delivery of services may consolidate,
integrate, or separate duties and functions of county offices and
organizational units within departments, to the extent deemed
necessary by the board of supervisors.
(b) All personnel, including the heads of units within departments
organized pursuant to this section and formed from units formerly
within other county departments, shall possess the particular
qualifications required by the statutes governing provision of the
services provided by those departments. These qualifications include
standards of education and experience to assure competence
appropriate for the direction of the departments or the local
administration of county functions.
(c) This section 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.
(d) This section shall not be construed to affect any other
statutory or regulatory provision governing county services or
programs, however reorganized or renamed, except for the
organizational requirements specified in this section. In no case may
a state department or agency reject a county plan required by the
Health and Safety Code or the Welfare and Institutions Code or
regulations enacted pursuant to either of those codes or impose
sanctions for any program or service due to the organization or
reorganization of county departments as authorized under this section
or Division 5 (commencing with Section 33200). Prior to taking
action to reject a county plan or impose sanctions, the department or
agency shall inform the county board of supervisors in writing of
the deficiency.