Section 72110 Of Article 3. Marshal From California Government Code >> Title 8. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 3.
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. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board of
Supervisors of Riverside County may find, after holding a public
hearing on the issue, that cost savings can be realized by
consolidation of court-related services provided by the sheriff and
both offices of the marshal within that county. If that finding is
made, there shall be conducted among all of the judges of the
superior and municipal courts of that county an election to determine
the agency, either the sheriff or both offices of the marshal, under
which court-related services shall be consolidated. The outcome
shall be determined by a simple majority of votes cast. The registrar
of voters shall administer that election and tabulate the results
thereof. The results of that election shall be reported within 15
days following the election period by the registrar of voters to the
board of supervisors and to the judges of the superior and municipal
courts of that county. The board of supervisors shall immediately
commence and, within a reasonable time not to exceed 90 days,
implement the determination made by a majority of the votes cast by
the judges of the superior and municipal courts of the county in that
election. If an election is not conducted within 90 days of
notification of the board of supervisors' finding, or if the results
of the election are evenly divided, the board of supervisors of that
county shall determine under which agency, either the sheriff or both
offices of the marshal, court-related services shall be
consolidated, and shall proceed to implement that consolidation as if
on the basis of a majority of the votes cast by the judges of the
superior and municipal courts of that county.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the marshals and
all personnel of the marshals' offices or personnel of the sheriff's
office affected by a consolidation of court-related services under
this section shall become employees of that consolidated office at
their existing or equivalent classifications, salaries, and benefits,
and except as may be necessary for the operation of the agency under
which court-related services are consolidated, shall not be
involuntarily transferred during a period of six years following the
consolidation out of that consolidated court-related services office.
The elective offices of marshal for the County of Riverside shall be
abolished upon a determination pursuant to the procedures required
by this section that consolidated court-related services shall be
provided by the sheriff.
(c) Permanent employees of the marshals' offices or sheriff's
office on the effective date of a consolidation under this section
shall be deemed qualified, and no other qualifications shall be
required for employment or retention. Probationary employees of the
sheriff's office or the marshals' offices on the effective date of a
consolidation under this section shall retain their probationary
status and rights, and shall not be deemed to have transferred so as
to require serving a new probationary period. Transferring personnel
may be required to take a promotional examination to promote to a
higher classification but shall not be required to retest for his or
her existing classification as a prerequisite to testing for a higher
classification. A transferring deputy marshal requesting a transfer
to another division in the sheriff's office shall not be required to
take a written test as a prerequisite to making a lateral transfer.
(d) All county service or service by employees of the sheriff's
office or the marshals' offices on the effective date of a
consolidation under this section shall be counted toward seniority in
that court-related services office, and all time spent in the same,
equivalent, or higher classification shall be counted toward
classification seniority.
(e) No employee of the sheriff's office or the marshals' offices
on the effective date of a consolidation under this section shall
lose peace officer status, or be demoted or otherwise adversely
affected by a consolidation of court services.
(f) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2018, and as of that date is repealed unless a later enacted statute,
which is enacted before January 1, 2018, deletes or extends that
date. The repeal of this section does not affect any right or benefit
to which a person was entitled on the date of repeal.