Section 30403 Of Chapter 10. Orange County Financial Control From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 3. >> Chapter 10.
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. (a) The trustee may employ any staff necessary to assist him
or her.
(b) To facilitate the appointment of the trustee and the
employment of any necessary staff, for the purposes of this section,
the trustee is exempt from the requirements of Article 6 (commencing
with Section 999) of Chapter 6 of Division 4 of the Military and
Veterans Code and Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division
2 of the Public Contract Code.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the trustee may
appoint employees of the state to assist the trustee for up to the
duration of the trusteeship. The salary and benefits of the employees
shall be established by the trustee and paid by the county. During
the time of the appointment, the employees shall be deemed to be
employees of the county but shall remain in the same retirement
system under the same plan as if the employee had remained an
employee of the state. Upon the expiration or termination of the
appointment, the employee shall have the right to return to his or
her former position, or to a position at substantially the same level
as that position, with the state. The time served in the appointment
shall be counted for all purposes as if the employee had served that
time in his or her former position with the state.