Section 25303 Of Chapter 4. Officers And Employees From California Government Code >> Division 2. >> Title 3. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 4.
25303
. The board of supervisors shall supervise the official
conduct of all county officers, and officers of all districts and
other subdivisions of the county, and particularly insofar as the
functions and duties of such county officers and officers of all
districts and subdivisions of the county relate to the assessing,
collecting, safekeeping, management, or disbursement of public funds.
It shall see that they faithfully perform their duties, direct
prosecutions for delinquencies, and when necessary, require them to
renew their official bond, make reports and present their books and
accounts for inspection.
This section shall not be construed to affect the independent and
constitutionally and statutorily designated investigative and
prosecutorial functions of the sheriff and district attorney of a
county. The board of supervisors shall not obstruct the investigative
function of the sheriff of the county nor shall it obstruct the
investigative and prosecutorial function of the district attorney of
a county.
Nothing contained herein shall be construed to limit the budgetary
authority of the board of supervisors over the district attorney or
sheriff.