County officers.

(1) Existing law sets forth the officers of a county and authorizes the board of supervisors of a county to consolidate, separate, and reconsolidate their duties, as specified. Existing law further authorizes the board to consolidate the offices of auditor, controller, treasurer, tax collector, and director of finance. This bill would prohibit the board of supervisors from consolidating an elective office with an appointed office pursuant to these provisions, or separating those offices once combined, except through a specified election process. (2) Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of a county to establish the office of director of finance by submitting the question of whether the office should be established to the voters. Existing law additionally authorizes the board of supervisors, at that election, to submit to the voters the question of whether the office, if established, will be elective or appointed by the board of supervisors. This bill would require the question of whether the office, if established, will be elective or appointed by the board of supervisors to be submitted to the voters. The bill would additionally set forth the language required to appear on the ballot. (3) Existing law sets forth the qualifications for the office of county auditor, county treasurer, county tax collector, or county treasurer-tax collector. This bill would require any person appointed or elected to the combined office of auditor-controller-treasurer-tax collector-director of finance to meet those qualifications. (4) Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of certain counties to consolidate the duties of the offices of auditor-controller and treasurer-tax collector into the elected office of auditor-controller-treasurer-tax collector. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision. (5) Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors to, by adoption of a resolution passed by a unanimous vote of the board of supervisors at a regular meeting at which all members are present, create the office of controller which is held ex officio by the county auditor, as specified. Existing law provides that a resolution adopted pursuant to these provisions may be repealed by the board of supervisors at any time by a 35 vote. This bill would provide that if the office of auditor-controller is appointive, a resolution adopted pursuant to the above provisions may be repealed by the board of supervisors at any time by a 35 vote, and if the office of auditor-controller is elective, a resolution adopted pursuant to the above provisions may be repealed by the voters at any primary or general election.