California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 10801

Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 117. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.

A county director shall be appointed in each county by the board of supervisors or other agency designated by county charter, subject to either local merit system standards or to standards prescribed under the merit system required by state law.

The county director shall at all times be under the general direction and supervision of the board of supervisors, unless otherwise provided by county charter.

Cite this section

Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 10801 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/wic/division-9-public-social-services/part-2-administration/chapter-4-county-departments/section-10801

Other sections in Chapter 4 - County Departments

§ 10800§ 10801§ 10802§ 10803§ 10804§ 10804.1§ 10805§ 10806§ 10808§ 10809§ 10810§ 10812§ 10813.1

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