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Adopt the ordinance revising and republishing Chapters 1 and 2 of the Solano County Code, relating to county offices and officers
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board adopt the ordinance revising and republishing Chapter 1, General Provisions, and Chapter 2, Administration, of the Solano County Code.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
As the county develops and the complexity of issues increases, it becomes critical that we maintain a current Solano County Code because it contains the county's body of laws as enacted by the Board of Supervisors' ordinances and keeps the public properly informed.
The Board initially adopted the code in 1968, with the first major revision to Chapters 1 and 2 occurring in 1992. The proposed revision constitutes the second major revision, with minor revisions occurring in 2001 and 2004. During this span of time, the county emerged from its strictly rural character to one of a healthy mixture of rural and suburban. To address these changes, our body of laws also changed.
Although we have now retained a publishing company to efficiently maintain our code, the current code requires extensive technical revision. Unfortunately, not all of the ordinances adopted by the Board were either not incorporated into the code or mistakenly entered. The proposed amendments will correct or eliminate inaccurate, incomplete, missing, outdated or unnecessary language and provisions. Since the amendments are numerous, we provide a summary of some of the more pertinent ones.
Chapter 1. General Provisions
The ordinance eliminates the reference to a number of criminal law rules that are contained in the Penal Code or established by case law, both of which are subject to periodic judicial review and legislative revision.
The ordinance adds two important enforcement provisions: it confirms that a ...
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