31000. The board of supervisors may contract for special services on behalf of the following public entities: the county, any county officer or department, or any district or court in the county. Such contracts shall be with persons specially trained, experienced, expert and competent to perform the special services. The special services shall consist of […]
31000.1. The board of supervisors may appoint commissions or committees of citizens to study problems of general or special interest to the board and to make reports and recommendations to the board. The members of such commissions need not be specially trained or experienced with respect to the matters to be studied. The board may […]
31000.11. (a) Each county shall develop a program that gives a preference to qualified applicants who are members of a disadvantaged group for the hiring of internship and student positions. The county shall determine the criteria for county agencies to participate in the program in accordance with this section. (b) Any application for an internship or student […]
31000.2. Unless otherwise provided by law, the board of supervisors may provide for the payment of reasonable and necessary expenses of, and of special allowances such as per meeting stipends to, members of commissions, boards, or committees appointed by it, except that no such additional expenses or special allowances shall be paid to such a […]
31000.3. Any contract for services entered into by a board of supervisors pursuant to Section 31000 may provide for deferred payment of compensation for services rendered if (a) the terms and conditions under which payment of deferred compensation is to be made are set forth in the contract; and (b) the deferred compensation is deposited […]
31000.4. The board of supervisors may contract with temporary help firms for temporary help to assist county agencies, departments, or offices during any peak load, temporary absence, or emergency other than a labor dispute, provided the board determines that it is in the economic interest of the county to provide such temporary help by contract, […]
31000.5. The board of supervisors may employ technical assistants for the assessor to enable him to secure the necessary maps and plats for the performance of his work. The board may employ such technical assistants, either exclusively for the county or may enter into agreements for the employment of such persons with the board or […]
31000.6. (a) Upon request of the assessor, auditor-controller, or the sheriff of the county, the board of supervisors shall contract with and employ legal counsel to assist the assessor, auditor-controller, or the sheriff in the performance of his or her duties in any case where the county counsel or the district attorney would have a conflict […]
31000.7. The same law firm shall not be employed to advise or represent both the assessor and the county board of equalization on any matters relating to hearings before the county board of equalization. This prohibition shall not apply to the county counsel’s office. Individual representatives of that office may represent the assessor and the […]
31000.8. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the board of supervisors of a county which is wholly or partially self-insured under the workers’ compensation laws, which is wholly or partially self-insured against public liability, or which is wholly or partially self-insured for employee health and welfare benefits, may contract with a qualified firm for […]
31000.9. (a) In counties containing a population of 6,000,000 or over, the board of supervisors may, by ordinance, authorize county officers having responsibility for the design and construction of county projects to enter into contracts for architectural, engineering, and related services where the amount of the contract does not exceed three hundred thirty thousand dollars ($330,000), […]
31001. The board of supervisors of any county not having a charter which creates the office of county counsel may employ and contract with counsel to assist the district attorney in representing and advising it and all district officers in all matters and questions of law pertaining to their duties and to civil legal questions […]
31002. The board of supervisors may employ copyists to reproduce any county records and indices that are lost or destroyed by conflagration, public calamity, or otherwise or that are in danger of destruction by age, obliteration, or constant use in any of the county offices. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
31003. The board of supervisors may adopt a system of insurance for the benefit of physicians, nurses, and any or all other persons employed in county institutions or county health departments. It may procure life and disability insurance for the benefit of such employees from any admitted insurer and pay the whole or any part […]
31004. In any county having a charter providing for a civil service system for county employees, the board of supervisors may require any person included within the civil service system to give an official bond in an amount to be prescribed by the board. He may be included with other persons in a schedule bond […]
31005. The board of supervisors of any county, chartered or otherwise, shall not by ordinance establish any minimum or maximum age limits for any county employment, whether as officer, deputy, or assistant, and age shall not be a minimum qualification for any county employment. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
31006. Any person possessing all the minimum qualifications for any county employment is eligible for appointment to that employment, and neither the board of supervisors nor any other county officer or employee possessing the power of appointment shall adopt any rule, either written or unwritten, prohibiting the employment of any person in any county position, […]
31007. This part does not require or authorize the employment of any person in a particular county employment who has reached the compulsory retirement age prescribed by a county employees’ retirement system for that particular employment whether such person is a member of such county employees’ retirement system or not. (Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. […]
31008. This part does not prevent the board of supervisors from fixing minimum or maximum age limits for the employment of deputy sheriffs and county peace officers or county firemen, nor, while acting directly as the governing body or ex officio governing body of any fire district or fire protection district, from fixing minimum or […]
31009. Prior to January 1, 1981, an applicant for employment who does not meet the physical standards established for his employment because of a physical impairment existing on the date of his employment may be required by the county as a condition to such employment to execute a waiver of any and all rights to […]
