There is hereby established the Department of Environmental
Management in the County, hereinafter referred to as "Department."
(SCC 718 § 1, 1988)
The Department shall include the Divisions of Environmental
Health and Hazardous Materials and such other divisions deemed necessary
by the Board of Supervisors from time to time.
(SCC 718 § 1, 1988; SCC
0989 § 1, 1995)
The Department shall be vested with such powers, functions,
duties and responsibilities with respect to environmental health,
sanitation, and hazardous materials, including, but not limited to,
the following:
a.
Supervision,
inspection and regulation of food, water supplies and resources.
b.
Supervision,
inspection and regulation of wastewater disposal and reclamation,
solid waste and hazardous waste.
c.
Supervision,
inspection and regulation of hazardous materials, safety and occupational
health.
d.
Supervision,
inspection and regulation of housing and institutions.
e.
Supervision,
inspection and regulation of land and water recreational activities
and safety.
f.
Supervision,
inspection and regulation of vector control programs.
g.
Supervision,
inspection and regulation of land development and use.
h.
Such
additional services and programs as may be authorized from time to
time by the Board of Supervisors.
(SCC 718 § 1, 1988; SCC
0989 § 2, 1995)
The position of director of the Environmental Management Department
is hereby created. The director shall be appointed by the County Executive
in accordance with the provisions of the Charter.
(SCC 718 § 1, 1988)
The director of the Department shall have and exercise the following
duties and responsibilities: (i) to be responsible for the planning,
development, management and operation of the Department; (ii) to act
as the appointing authority for all Department personnel, except as
provided by the Charter, ordinance, or other law; and (iii) to perform
such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board
of Supervisors.
(SCC 718 § 1, 1988)
There are hereby created the positions of chief of Environmental
Health, and Hazardous Materials. The division chiefs shall be appointed
by and report directly to the Director of the "Department."
(SCC 718 § 1, 1988; SCC
0989 § 3, 1995)
The Environmental Health Branch of the former County Department
of Health, is hereby transferred into the Environmental Health Division
of the Department. The services and programs of the Environmental
Health Division shall be maintained at levels of quality and efficiency
equal to or higher than the levels of Environmental and Sanitation
services and programs formerly provided by the Environmental Health
Branch of the former County Department of Health. In accordance with
State Law, the County Department of Health and Human Services and
the Environmental Health Division shall maintain open lines of communication
as necessary to ensure coordination of public health and environmental
health services and programs.
(SCC 718 § 1, 1988; SCC
0869 § 1, 1992)
The County Health Officer shall delegate to the Director of
the Environmental Management Department such powers, functions, duties
and responsibilities with respect to environmentally based public
health programs as identified in the California Code of Regulations,
Titles 17, 22, and 27 and the California Health and Safety Code.
(SCC 718 § 1, 1988; SCC
0869 § 1, 1992; SCC 1658 §1, 2020)
The Environmental Health Division chief shall possess the following
minimum qualifications: (i) a valid California certificate of registration
as a sanitarian; and (ii) three years or more experience in environmental
health with at least two years experience in a supervisory or administrative
capacity, provided that a master's degree in public administration,
public health or health science may be substituted for one year of
experience.
This division shall consist of such additional staff including
sanitarians, support personnel and clerical employees as are necessary
to assist the division chief in performance of the programs and services
of the Department. All journey-level sanitarians employed by the "Department"
shall possess a valid California certificate of registration at the
time they are employed. All appointments to the classification of
Sanitarian I or equivalent trainee classification shall be for a maximum
of two years.
(SCC 718 § 1, 1988)
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit or otherwise
restrict the authority of the County Health Officer during a state
of emergency. The County Health Officer shall also retain such authority
as necessary to meet all state and local requirements and responsibilities
relating to the protection of public health set forth in section 452
of the California Health and Safety Code.
(SCC 718 § 1, 1988)
All necessary microbiology services shall be provided to the
Department by a State of California approved laboratory.
(SCC 718 § 1, 1988)
