There is hereby created the Sacramento County Department of
Health Services.
(SCC 374 § 2, 1979; SCC
392 § 2, 1979; SCC 0860 § 2,
1992; SCC 0869 § 5, 1992; SCC 1618 § 5, 2018)
There is hereby created the Sacramento County Department of
Child, Family and Adult Services.
(SCC 1618 § 6, 2018)
A.
The
Department of Health Services shall be vested with such powers, functions,
duties and responsibilities as provided by County Charter, ordinance
or other law on a Social Services Director, and a Health Director,
including, but not limited to, the following:
1.
Providing
public health programs and services;
2.
Providing
physical health and behavioral health services within the juvenile
detention facility and adult correctional health facilities;
3.
Administering
the California Children Services Program;
4.
Providing
indigent medical services;
5.
Providing
oversight, medical direction and implementation of countywide emergency
medical services through the Local Emergency Medical Services (LEMSA)
Agency;
6.
The
Director of the Department of Health Services is hereby authorized
to exercise and perform all the duties vested in the Director of Mental
Health by Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5608. Pursuant to
the foregoing authority, the consolidated office is hereby designated
to provide said duties and responsibilities to include;
B.
The
Director of Health Services shall also be vested with such powers,
functions and responsibilities as provided by County Charter, ordinance
or other law to perform such other duties as are prescribed from time
to time by the County Executive and/or the Board of Supervisors.
(SCC 374 § 2, 1979; SCC
392 § 2, 1979; SCC 0860 § 2,
1992; SCC 0869 § 5, 1992; SCC 1204 § 3, 2001; SCC 1235 § 2,
2002; SCC 1408 § 7, 2009; SCC 1452 § 5, 2010; SCC 1618 § 7,
2018)
A.
The
Department of Child, Family and Adult Services shall be vested with
such powers, functions, duties and responsibilities as provided by
County Charter, ordinance or other law on a Social Services Director,
and a Health Director, including, but not limited to, the following:
B.
Government
Code Section 24000 designates the Public Administrator as a County
Officer. Government Code Section 27430 authorizes the Board of Supervisors
to create the Office of Public Guardian. Probate Code Section 2920
authorizes the Public Guardian to apply for appointment as a guardian
or conservator if there is no one else qualified and willing to act
in such capacity. Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 5354.5 and
5356 require the Public Guardian to act as conservator of a person
if the court finds that no other person or entity is willing and able
to act in that capacity. Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5351
authorizes the Board of Supervisors to designate a County agency to
act as officer providing conservatorship investigation pursuant to
applicable provisions of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (Welfare and
Institutions Code Sections 5000 et seq.) ("LPS Act"). Welfare and
Institutions Code Section 5355 authorizes the Board of Supervisors
to designate a County Officer as conservator under the LPS Act. Pursuant
to the foregoing authority, the Consolidated Office is hereby designated
to provide said conservatorship investigation and conservator services.
C.
The
Director of Family, Child and Adult Services shall also be vested
with such powers, functions and responsibilities as provided by County
Charter, ordinance or other law to perform such other duties as are
prescribed from time to time by the County Executive and/or the Board
of Supervisors.
(SCC 1618 § 8, 2018)
The position of Director of the Department of Health Services
is hereby created. The Director shall be appointed by the County Executive,
subject to the approval of the Board of Supervisors, and shall be
subject to removal by the County Executive in accordance with the
provisions of the County Charter.
(SCC 374 § 2, 1979; SCC
392 § 2, 1979; SCC 0860 § 2,
1992; SCC 0869 § 5, 1992; SCC 1618 § 9, 2018)
The Director of the Department of Health Services shall have
and exercise the following duties and responsibilities:
1.
Planning,
developing, managing and operating the Department of Health Services;
2.
Serving
as the appointing authority for all Department personnel, except as
provided by Charter, ordinance or other law; and
3.
Performing
such other duties as are prescribed from time to time by the County
Executive and/or the Board of Supervisors.
(SCC 374 § 2, 1979; SCC
392 § 2, 1979; SCC 0860 § 2,
1992; SCC 0869 § 5, 1992; SCC 1618 § 10, 2018)
The Sacramento County Health Officer shall be appointed by the
Board of Supervisors, and shall exercise all authority and perform
all duties vested in the health officer by statute, ordinance or other
laws, and shall be responsible therefor to the Board of Supervisors
through the Director of Health Services and the County Executive.
(SCC 0869 § 5, 1992; SCC
1618 § 11, 2018)
The position of Director of the Department of Child, Family
and Adult Services is hereby created. The Director shall be appointed
by the County Executive, subject to the approval of the Board of Supervisors,
and shall be subject to removal by the County Executive in accordance
with the provisions of the County Charter.
(SCC 1618 § 12, 2018)
The Director of the Department of Child, Family and Adult Services
shall have and exercise the following duties and responsibilities:
1.
Planning,
developing, managing and operating the Department of Child, Family
and Adult Services;
2.
Serving
as the appointing authority for all Department personnel, except as
provided by Charter, ordinance or other law; and
3.
Performing
such other duties as are prescribed from time to time by the County
Executive and/or the Board of Supervisors.
(SCC 1618 § 13, 2018)
