Note: Prior ordinance history: SCC 0809 and 1063.
The offices of Director of Finance, Director of Revenue Recovery, and County Tax and License Collector are hereby consolidated into a single office of County Finance Director and County Tax and License Collector.
(SCC 1301 § 2, 2005; SCC 1662 § 2, 2020)
A. 
The person holding the consolidated office shall have and exercise each, every and all powers and authorities conferred by the County Charter, this Code, the California Constitution, statute or other laws on a County Finance Director, County Treasurer, County Auditor and County Tax and License Collector.
B. 
The Department shall also be responsible for administration and operation of the County Utility Billing System and of accounting and fiscal services which, prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section were assigned to the Office of Administration within the Municipal Services Agency.
(SCC 1301 § 2, 2005; SCC 1513 § 3, 2012; SCC 1662 § 2, 2020)
The person holding the consolidated office shall be authorized to designate in writing certain subordinate personnel as "Deputies," and to vest them with the powers of a County Finance Director, County Revenue Recovery Director, and County Tax and License Collector; and any employee of the County so designated shall be authorized to exercise such powers of the person holding the consolidated office as are prescribed by the written designation.
(SCC 1301 § 2, 2005; SCC 1662 § 2, 2020)
There is hereby established in County government a Department consisting of the consolidated offices. The person holding the consolidated office shall be the Department Head of the Department, shall be the appointing authority for all personnel assigned to the Department, and shall be vested with power and authority to manage and administer the Department. Pursuant to County Charter, the former offices of County Treasurer and County Auditor-Controller have been consolidated into the Director of Finance. Any reference within this code, other ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation or policy to the County Treasurer or County Auditor-Controller or to those departments shall be deemed to be a reference to the Department Head or Department created by this section.
(SCC 1301 § 2, 2005)