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CHAPTER I.
CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES DEPARTMENT*

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Editor's note--Ord. No. NS-300.660, § 1, adopted Feb. 5, 2002, amended the title of Ch. I to read as herein set out.

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Sec. A22-1. Department established.

Effective July 1, 2002, there is hereby created in the County a Department of Child Support Services, hereinafter referred to as the Department. The Department shall be separate and independent from any other County department. (Ref. Family Code § 17304 et seq.)

(Ord. No. NS-300.660, § 1, 2-5-02)

Sec. A22-2. Position recognized.

There is in the County and in the Department, the position of the Director.

(Ord. No. NS-300.660, § 1, 2-5-02)

Sec. A22-3. Appointment of Director.

The Director shall be appointed consistent with state law, and the qualifications established by the California Department of Child Support Services. The Director shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors in accordance with state law and shall be under the supervision of the Board of Supervisors. (Ref. Family Code § 17304 et seq.)

(Ord. No. NS-300.660, § 1, 2-5-02)

Sec. A22-4. Director's authority over personnel.

Subject to the provisions of the Charter and this Code, the Director shall have the power to appoint, suspend or remove all assistants, deputies, clerks and other employees necessary to conduct the work of the Department.

(Ord. No. NS-300.660, § 1, 2-5-02)

Sec. A22-5. Duties and responsibilities.

The Department shall be responsible for establishing, modifying, and enforcing child support obligations, enforcement of spousal support orders established by a court of competent jurisdiction, and paternity determinations in cases of a child born out of wedlock, and for carrying out any other responsibilities delegated to a local child support agency under state and federal law. No other County department or County agency shall have any authority over the Department as to any function relating to its obligation under Title IV-D of the Federal Social Security Act. (Ref. Family Code §§ 17000 et seq., 17400.)

(Ord. No. NS-300.660, § 1, 2-5-02)

Sec. A22-6. Transfer of functions.

All County child support program employees and other personnel who perform child support collection and enforcement services, and assets dedicated to those services, as of June 30, 2002, shall be transferred from the District Attorney's Family Support Division to the Department effective July 1, upon approval of the Director of the California Department of Child Support Services. (Ref. California Family Code §§ 17304, 17305.)

(Ord. No. NS-300.660, § 1, 2-5-02)

Secs. A22-7--A22-10. Reserved.

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