BILL NUMBER: AB 766	CHAPTERED  06/09/00

	CHAPTER   35
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   JUNE 9, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   JUNE 9, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   MAY 25, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   MAY 16, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   MARCH 15, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Wiggins
   (Coauthor:  Senator Johannessen)

                        FEBRUARY 24, 1999

   An act to amend Section 24011 of the Government Code, relating to
county government.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 766, Wiggins.   Solano County.
   Existing law authorizes the boards of supervisors of specified
counties to provide, by ordinance, that the public administrator be
appointed by the board, and authorizes specified counties to appoint
the same person to the offices of public administrator, veteran
service officer, and public guardian.
   This bill would include Solano County within those counties whose
board of supervisors would be authorized to provide for the
appointment of the public administrator by the board.  It would also
authorize the Board of Supervisors of Solano County to appoint the
same person to the offices of public administrator and public
guardian.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 24011 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   24011.  Notwithstanding Section 24009:
   (a) The boards of supervisors of Madera County, Mendocino County,
Solano County, Trinity County, and Lake County may, by ordinance,
provide that the public administrator shall be appointed by the
board.
   (b) The boards of supervisors of Madera County, Mendocino County,
Trinity County, and Lake County may appoint the same person to the
offices of public administrator, veteran service officer, and public
guardian.  The Board of Supervisors of Solano County may, by
ordinance, appoint the same person to the offices of public
administrator and public guardian.
   (c) The boards of supervisors of Madera County, Mendocino County,
Trinity County, and Lake County may separate the consolidated offices
of district attorney and public administrator at any time in order
to make the appointments permitted by this section.  Upon approval by
the board of supervisors, the officer elected to these offices at
any time may resign, or decline to qualify for, the office of public
administrator without resigning from, or declining to qualify for,
the office of district attorney.