a.
Pursuant
to the provisions of Section 22507.9 of the Vehicle Code, special
enforcement units may be established for the sole purpose of providing
adequate enforcement within the unincorporated area of the County
of Section 22507.8 of the Vehicle Code and ordinances and resolutions
adopted pursuant to Section 22511.7 of the Vehicle Code.
b.
The
special enforcement units shall be established by resolution adopted
by the Board of Supervisors designating the nature of the unit and
describing the off-street parking facility to which the enforcement
powers of the unit apply. This designation may include the entire
unincorporated area of the County or distinct portions of such unincorporated
area. This designation may also exclude categories of off-street parking
facilities.
(SCC 0736 § 1, 1988; SCC
0906 § 2, 1993)
Members of the units shall be appointed by and named in writing
by the Sheriff, shall serve at the pleasure of and may be removed
at the will of the Sheriff, and the Sheriff shall establish such recruitment
and employment guidelines encouraging employment of qualified disabled
persons as he or she deems appropriate.
(SCC 0906 § 2, 1993)
a.
Except as provided in Section 2.130.040 hereof, members of the special enforcement units established by resolution shall be employees of the County for the limited purpose of and solely in connection with enforcement of Section 22507.8 and local ordinances and resolutions adopted pursuant to Section 22511.7, and only during those periods of time when they are actively engaged in such activities. Any person so employed who is otherwise regularly employed by a third party to provide private security or private law enforcement services for the benefit of a private proprietor, and who undertakes employment by the County pursuant to this chapter as an incidental and ancillary extension of his or her private employment and enforcement activities, shall not be deemed to be a County employee or to be acting within the course or scope of his or her County employment in relation to any enforcement or security activity, including the activity of patrolling off-street parking areas, except in connection with the activity of issuing notices for violation of Section 22507.8 and ordinances and resolutions adopted pursuant to Section 22511.7.
b.
Except
as expressly authorized by resolutions establishing special enforcement
units, as County employees members of special enforcement units shall
supply, maintain and replace at their sole cost and expense all uniforms,
badges and other equipment required in their employment; shall serve
as volunteers without salary, wages or other compensation payable
or owing by the County for services rendered; and shall not be entitled
to any County benefit except those mandated by Section 22507.9, and
then only in connection with enforcement activities expressly authorized
by the resolution establishing the unit.
(SCC 0906 § 2, 1993)
a.
The
Board of Supervisors may by resolution designate private vendors to
provide handicapped parking enforcement services to County on a contractual
basis.
(SCC 0906 § 2, 1993)
