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SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES: Sec. A20-41. Administrative duties and powers.

Copyrighted by SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE & Municipal Code Corporation, 1998.

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Sec. A20-41. Administrative duties and powers.

(a) The Director shall be in charge of and responsible for the correctional facilities under the jurisdiction of the Department and shall have custody of the presentenced and sentenced prisoners in them in accordance with such rules and regulations as prescribed by state law and by the Board of Supervisors.

(b) The Director shall be responsible and legally accountable for administering the County jail system and for performing those duties with respect to receiving and keeping prisoners in the jail and other related jail duties assigned to the Sheriff in general law. The Director also shall be responsible and legally accountable for all County employees assigned to the jail, including Deputy Sheriffs employed in the Department of Correction.

(c) The Director shall have administrative control over the Department and shall be responsible for the required annual itemized estimates of expenditures and revenues for the Department. The Director shall supervise the expenditure of all funds allocated to the Department and review expenditures of those funds.

(d) Correction Deputies, who by virtue of Section A20-3 of this Code remain Deputy Sheriffs, shall be subject to the sole and exclusive supervision, direction, training and appointment of the Director, who shall, in all instances and for all purposes, including respondeat superior be the principal officer in charge rather than the Sheriff. Training for Correction Deputies shall meet or exceed Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) requirements for Deputy Sheriffs assigned to jail operations.

(Ord. No. NS-300.415, § 9, 6-25-87; Ord. No. NS-300.443, § 5, 12-13-88)

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