A. 
Pursuant to Sacramento County Charter Section 15(l), there is established within County government a group of departments largely responsible for the provision of health and human services throughout the County. These departments shall be under the control and direction of an Administrator. The Administrator shall be appointed by the County Executive, subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors, and shall be subject to removal by the County Executive as provided in the Charter. The Administrator shall oversee the following departments: Human Assistance; Health Services; Child, Family and Adult Services; Child Support Services; Environmental Management; and Homeless Services and Housing. Any reference in this Code to the Public Protection Agency, the Countywide Services Agency, the Social Services Agency or the Health and Human Services Agency shall be deemed to be a reference to this group of departments and their Administrator.
B. 
The Administrator shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
1. 
Direct and control the operations of the assigned departments;
2. 
Oversee the preparation and review of annual budgets, in accordance with established procedures, for the support, maintenance, and operation of the assigned departments;
3. 
Coordinate with the First Five Commission, the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority and the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency in a manner that does not interfere with the duties imposed upon those officers, agencies or bodies by law;
4. 
Direct and coordinate the activities of related advisory bodies; and
5. 
Such other duties and responsibilities as the County Executive or Assistant County Executive may assign.
(SCC 1513 § 3, 2012; SCC 1606 § 7, 2017; SCC 1618 § 1, 2018; SCC 1678 § 3, 2021; SCC 1712 § 1, 2022; SCC 1763, 10/21/2025)
A. 
Pursuant to California Family Code Section 17304, there is established the Department of Child Support Services that is separate and independent from any other County department.
B. 
The Department shall be responsible for promptly and effectively establishing, modifying, and enforcing child support obligations, including medical support, enforcing spousal support orders established by a court of competent jurisdiction, and determining paternity in cases of a child born out of wedlock as specified in California Family Code Section 17400, including all further responsibilities delegated to a local child support agency pursuant to Division 17 (commencing with Section 17000) of the California Family Code. No other local agency shall have any authority over the department as to any function relating to its Title 1V-D operations.
C. 
There is established within the Department of Child Support the position of Director of Child Support Services. The Director of the Department of Child Support Services shall be appointed, consistent with State law, by the Board of Supervisors after a recommendation from the County Executive and in accordance with the qualifications established by the State Department of Child Support Services pursuant to California Family Code Section 17304. The Director shall administer the duties and responsibilities of the Department of Child Support Services.
D. 
The Director of Child Support Services shall be subject to removal by the County Executive as provided in the Charter.
(SCC 1513 § 3, 2012; SCC 1606 § 8, 2017; SCC 1763, 10/21/2025)