Board of Supervisors Policy Manual
New policies and policy amendments should be processed using the template, and in accordance with the instructions, on the Clerk of the Board's Intranet site.
SECTION A | GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION |
SECTION B | FINANCE, ACCOUNTING AND PURCHASING |
SECTION C | PERSONNEL |
SECTION D | TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION |
SECTION E | WELFARE AND CHARITIES |
SECTION F | PROPERTY, LAND AND BUILDINGS |
SECTION G | COUNTY FACILITIES |
SECTION H | EQUIPMENT |
SECTION I | PLANNING AND LAND USE |
SECTION J | ROADS STREETS AND HIGHWAYS |
SECTION K | MISCELLANEOUS |
SECTION L | LAW ENFORCEMENT |
SECTION M | LEGISLATIVE |
A-1 | Board of Supervisors Policy Manual |
AA-1 | Board of Supervisors Policy Manual Modifications-Exceptions |
A-4 | Appointment of Directors to the California State Association of Counties |
A-5 | Appointment of Committee Members to Various State Committees |
A-8 | Services to Newly Incorporated Cities |
A-13 | General Regulatory Legislation |
A-26 | Responsibilities and Duties of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors |
A-29 | County Counsel Review and Approval as to Form and Legality of Documents Submitted to the Board of Supervisors or County Officers for Approval |
A-38 | Management of Board of Supervisors General Office Operations and Budget and Administrative Support to Board Offices |
A-39 | Process to Fill Vacancies on the Board of Supervisors |
A-43 | Response to Grand Jury Reports |
A-44 | Notification to Alternate Members of Boards and Commissions |
A-54 | Public Access to County Records |
A-67 | Primary Care Services |
A-68 | Expediting Permit Processing for Lower Income Housing Developments |
A-71 | San Diego County Economic Development |
A-72 | Board of Supervisors' Agenda and Related Processes |
A-73 | Openness in County Government |
A-74 | Citizen Participation in County Boards, Commissions, and Committees |
A-76 | Sunset Review Process |
A-77 | Appointment to Fill Vacancies and Cancellation of Election where Insufficient Nominations Filed Prior to Uniform District Election and Citizen Planning Group Election |
A-79 | Interlocking Directorates |
A-80 | Publication of Ordinance Summaries and Display Advertisements |
A-81 | Procurement of Contract Services |
A-84 | Policy for Public Funding of Memberships in Professional Associations |
A-87 | Competitive Procurement |
A-89 | Delegation of Authority for Certain Lease and Promissory Note Management Responsibilities to Chief Administrative Officer and County Counsel |
A-90 | Outside Auditor: Length of Contract |
A-92 | Juvenile Justice |
A-93 | Board Policy on Matters Subject to Meet and Confer |
A-94 | Disposal of Personal Property |
A-95 | Compensation Ordinance Amendments |
A-97 | Protest Procedures for Award of Contracts |
A-98 | Board Policy on Non-Interference in Administrative Affairs |
A-99 | Tobacco and Electronic Smoking Device Use, Prevention and Cessation |
A-100 | Flood Control District Advisory Commission |
A-101 | County of San Diego Industrial Development Authority |
A-102 | Seismic Safety Policy |
A-103 | Administration of County Code Provisions Related to the Prevention and Control of Fly Breeding on Commercial Poultry Ranches |
A-104 | The Role of San Diego County Capital Asset Leasing Corporation (SANCAL) |
A-105 | Process to Fill Vacancies of Elected Offices other than Board of Supervisors |
A-106 | Water Supply, Conservation and Reclamation |
A-108 | Service of Summons and Complaints on Members of the Board of Supervisors in Lawsuits Against Individual Supervisors in their Official Capacity |
A-110 | Zero Tolerance of Illegal Drug Activity in Housing |
A-111 | Data/Information and Information Systems |
A-112 | Acceptance and Use of Gifts and Donations |
A-114 | County Prevention Policy |
A-115 | Expediting Permit Processing for Residential Drug and Alcohol Treatment/Recovery Facilities |
A-119 | Outcome Based Measures for Health and Human Services Contracts |
A-120 | Zero Tolerance for Fraud in County Programs and Services |
A-121 | Violence and Threats in the Workplace: Zero Tolerance |
A-123 | County Community Reinvestment Policy |
A-124 | Economic Incentives |
A-125 | Americans with Disabilities Act: Employment Provisions |
A-126 | Proposition 172 and New Program Revenues in the Sheriff’s Department, Office of the District Attorney and the Probation Department |
A-127 | County Domestic Violence Prevention Policy |
A-128 | Comprehensive Homeless Policy |
A-129 | Compliance with the Countywide Records Management Program |
A-130 | County of San Diego Volunteer Policy |
A-131 | Privacy Protection |
A-132 | Gender-Responsive Services for Juvenile Female Offenders and At-Risk Young Women and Girls |
A-133 | Provide guidelines for staff levels in the Health and Human Services Agency |
A-134 | Procedures for Appointment to Resource Conservation District Boards of Directors |
A-135 | Process for Board of Supervisors Appointments to the Retirement Board |
A-136 | Use of County of San Diego General Management System for Administration of County Operations |
A-137 | Environmentally Responsible Use of Copy and Printing Paper |
A-138 | Use of County Seal |
B-3 | Recovery of Payments Made In Error |
B-4 | Administration and Management of Public Liability Claims |
B-5 | Delinquent County Accounts - Small Claims Actions by the Auditor and Controller, Office of Revenue and Recovery |
B-26 | Non-Acceptance of Surety Bonds |
B-28 | Limitation of Liability on Service Agreements |
B-29 | Fees, Grants, Revenue Contracts - Department Responsibility for Cost Recovery |
B-31 | Risk Management |
B-36 | Acts Required or Authorized to be Performed Under Revenue and Taxation Code Section 4675 by the Treasurer-Tax Collector |
B-37 | Use of the Capital Program Funds |
B-38 | Tuition Refund Program |
B-39A | Veteran Owned Business (VOB) and Disabled Veterans Business Enterprise (DVBE) Program |
B-40 | Administration of Workers' Compensation Liabilities |
B-41 | Liability Coverage for Volunteers |
B-42 | Authorization of Power by the Board of Supervisors to the County Auditor and Controller, the County Treasurer- Tax Collector, and the County Counsel Pursuant to Section 4804 of the Revenue and Taxation Code |
B-43 | Drawing of New Warrants by the County Auditor and Controller |
B-44 | Audit Follow-Up |
B-45 | Property Tax Exchanges Resulting from Jurisdictional Changes |
B-47 | Administration of Unemployment Insurance Claims |
B-48 | Voluntary Medical and Property Damage Coverage for Non-County-Owned Polling Places |
B-53 | Small Business Policy (SBP) |
B-55 | Underwriting Costs of County Publications and Activities |
B-57 | Authorization for the County Treasurer-Tax Collector to Act for the Board of Supervisors to Implement Revenue and Taxation Code Section 3731 to Provide for Rescission of Tax Sales of Tax-Defaulted Property |
B-58 | Funding of the Community Enhancement Program |
B-63 | Competitive Determination of Optimum Service Delivery Method |
B-65 | Long-Term Obligations and Financial Management Policy |
B-66 | Procurement of Products and Services from Other Governmental Agencies (OGAs) including the California's Prison Industry Authority (PIA) |
B-67 | Environmentally Preferable Procurement |
B-69 | Allocation of County Penalty Assessment Funds |
B-72 | Neighborhood Reinvestment Program |
C-2 | Grievance Procedure for Unrepresented Classified Employees |
C-4 | Employee Training |
C-17 | Policy for Effecting Equal Opportunities Within San Diego County |
C-18 | Off Duty Recreational, Social and Athletic Activity of Officers and Employees |
C-19 | Ownership of Creative Works Prepared by County Employees |
C-20 | Job Related Medical Limitations |
C-22 | Sexual Harassment Policy |
C-23 | Sick Leave |
C-25 | County of San Diego Drug and Alcohol Use Policy |
C-26 | Teleworking |
C-27 | Use of Settlement Agreements in County Personnel Actions |
C-28 | Criminal Background Check Policy |
D-7 | Out-of-County Business and Related Guidelines and Processes Purpose |
E-7 | Disposition of Remains of Deceased Indigents |
E-10 | Comprehensive Health and Social Services System |
E-11 | The Role and Function of Edgemoor Distinct Part Skilled Nursing Facility |
E-12 | Out-of-Home Placement for Children |
E-14 | Expenditure of Tobacco Settlement Revenue in San Diego County |
E-15 | San Pasqual Academy |
F-1 | Screening of Tax-Deeded Land for Possible Public Use |
F-5 | Special Assessment Payments - County Property |
F-16 | Cleaning and Repair of Sewer Laterals |
F-22 | Lease of Real Property for County Use |
F-23 | Inclusion of Works of Art on Certain County Public Buildings |
F-24 | Eminent Domain Procedure |
F-26 | Utilization of Park Lands Dedication Ordinance Fees and Interest |
F-38 | Edgemoor Property Development |
F-40 | Procuring Architectural, Engineering and Related Professional Services |
F-41 | Public Works Construction Projects |
F-44 | Development of McClellan-Palomar Airport |
F-45 | Pesticide Use Reduction |
F-46 | Authority to Name County Buildings and Facilities |
F-47 | Procuring Professional Services to Assist with County Acquisition and Leasing of Real Property |
F-48 | Review of Fire District Ordinances which contain Requirements that Exceed those of the State Fire Marshal |
F-49 | Americans with Disabilities Act: Accessible Programs and Facilities |
F-51 | County Real Property Asset Management |
F-52 | Naming of County Park and Recreation Amenities |
F-53 | Honorary Bridge Naming |
G-1 | Use of County Facilities by Employee Groups for Election of Officers |
G-4 | National Flag - Policy and Display at County Buildings |
G-6 | User Fees County Parks and Recreation Facilities |
G-9 | Parking Regulation for County-Owned or Leased Parking Lots |
G-10 | Exterior Lighting at the County Administration Center and Cedar & Kettner Parking Structure |
G-11 | Use of County Facilities by Non-County Organizations |
G-14 | Employee-Occupied County-Owned Residences |
G-15 | Design Standards for County Facilities and Property |
G-15A | County Administration Center Design Guidelines and Facilities Project Coordination |
G-16 | Capital Facilities and Space Planning |
G-17 | Participation in the Art Halls/Art Walls Program |
G-18 | Tax Deductions, Credits, Incentives and Rebate Programs on County Capital Projects |
H-1 | Fleet Management Internal Service Fund |
H-2 | Fleet Vehicle And Mobile Equipment Acquisition Policy |
H-10 | Assignment and Use of County-Owned Vehicles and Mobile Equipment |
I-1 | Planning and Sponsor Group Policies and Procedures |
I-17 | Right-of-Way Dedication and Public Improvement Requirements in Connection with Zone Reclassifications |
I-18 | Right-of-Way Dedication and Public Improvement Requirements in Connection with Major and Minor Use Permits |
I-19 | Subdivision of Land-Substitution of One Form of Improvement Security for Another -Reduction of Security |
I-21 | Minor Modifications and Time Extensions on Subdivision Agreements |
I-24 | Establishment of Assessment Districts to Provide for Public Improvements and Facilities for Flood Control and Drainage |
I-29 | Certificates of Zoning Compliance for Advertising Signs |
I-30 | Minor Street Acquisitions, Vacations or Abandonments |
I-32 | Distribution of Notices of Board of Supervisors Conferences on Planning Matters |
I-36 | Prohibition of Sewer Extensions and Connections in Areas Not Annexed to the San Diego County Sanitation District |
I-38 | Agricultural Preserves |
I-44 | Procedure for Designing New County-owned Community/Local Parks |
I-48 | Extending Sewer Lines Within the San Diego County Sanitation District |
I-49 | Distribution of Notification of Land Use Hearings |
I-50 | San Diego Regional Standards for Public Works Projects |
I-51 | Connection to Interceptor Sewers Within the San Diego County Sanitation District |
I-53 | Cost Responsibility for the Construction of Flood Control and Drainage Facilities Within Road Rights-of-Way |
I-56 | Construction of Interim Offsite Flood Control and Drainage Facilities Provided by Private Developers and Subdividers |
I-60 | Prohibition of Grading Until Annexation or Other Discretionary Actions are Completed |
I-63 | General Plan Amendment Initial Review |
I-70 | Reporting Complaint and/or Violations History for Planning Actions Brought Before Hearing Boards |
I-73 | Hillside Development Policy |
I-74 | Enforcement of Permitted and Non-Permitted Grading on Private Property |
I-78 | Small Wastewater Treatment Facilities |
I-80 | Covenants to Improve Off-Site Private Road Easements for Minor Subdivisions |
I-81 | Rights-of-Way Over, Under, Along or Through County or District Real Property |
I-84 | Project Facility Availability and Commitment for Public Sewer, Water, School and Fire Services |
I-91 | Policy for Use of Irrevocable Letters of Credit in Lieu of Cash Payments for Sewer Capacity Commitments for Major Subdivisions Within the San Diego County Sanitation District |
I-92 | Undergrounding of Utilities - Waiver Requests |
I-98 | Expiration of Use Permit--Notification of Applicant |
I-99 | Expenditure and Use of Revenue for Replacement and Improvement of San Diego County Sanitation District Facilities |
I-100 | Minor Encroachments into an Open Space Easement |
I-103 | Open Space Easement Vacations |
I-104 | Policy and Procedures for Preparation of Community Design Guidelines |
I-105 | Mobile Home Park Conversion Policy |
I-108 | Acceptance of Surety Bonds from Developers |
I-109 | Subcommittee and Plans to Guide Development of the Otay Ranch Project |
I-111 | Land Use Policy for Discretionary Permits Adjacent to the International Border |
I-112 | Request to Form or Annex to Assessment and Special Tax Districts for New Developments |
I-113 | Restrictions on Future Sewer Connections in the Julian Sewer Service Area of the San Diego County Sanitation District |
I-115 | Limitations on Continuances by Hearing Bodies |
I-117 | Banking Mitigation Policy |
I-118 | Refund and Relief Policy When Permits and Projects are Issued in Error |
I-119 | Review of Environmental Impact Reports by County Counsel in Coordination with the County Environmental Coordinator |
I-121 | Procedure for Determining Public Convenience or Necessity for Alcohol Beverage License Applications |
I-122 | Use of the County's 5% Allowable Loss of Coastal Sage Scrub by Other Jurisdictions |
I-123 | Conservation agreement for the Multiple Species Conservation Program (MSCP) plan |
I-132 | Valley Center Mitigation Policy |
I-133 | Support and Encouragement of Farming in San Diego County |
I-134 | Role of County Counsel In Land Use Matters |
I-135 | Allocation of Excess Capacity in the Campo Water and Sewer Service Area |
I-136 | Comprehensive Goals and Policies for Community Facilities Districts |
I-137 | Processing Inactive Projects |
I-138 | Mitigation On County-Owned Land Managed By The Department Of Parks And Recreation |
J-2 | Relocation of Utility Facilities, Improvement of County Streets and Roads |
J-4 | Street Name Signs; Requests from Private Individuals |
J-7 | Installation of Sidewalks and Parkways Improvements |
J-10 | Installation of New or Replacement or Extension of Existing Utility Facilities in Road Projects Financed by Countywide Funds |
J-16 | Use of Permanent Road Division Zones for Maintenance of Local Roads |
J-17 | Undergrounding of Existing Overhead Utility Facilities |
J-20 | San Diego County Street Lighting District |
J-21 | "One-Foot Strip" Road Openings |
J-25 | Participation by Individuals, Organizations, Private Developers, or other Jurisdictions in the Implementation of Intersection Betterments |
J-28 | San Diego County Traffic Guidelines |
J-31 | Regulations, Placement of Transit Benches and Shelters in County Rights of Way |
J-33 | The Use of the Board of Supervisors Power of Eminent Domain on Behalf of Private Developers |
J-35 | Protection of Routes to Accommodate the Transportation of Oversize Loads |
J-36 | Policy and Procedures for Preparation of Community Right-of-Way Development Standards |
J-37 | Landscape Maintenance Districts |
K-6 | Loan of County-owned Personal Property to Non-County Activities |
K-9 | Emergency Medical Services-Ambulance Services |
K-11 | Use and Distribution of County-Owned Sandbags and Other Resources |
K-12 | Emergency Medical System Management |
K-14 | Healthy Choice Options in Vending Machines on County Property |
L-1 | Narcotics Law Enforcement |
M-1 | Legislative Proposals - Sponsored by the Board of Supervisors |
M-2 | Legislative Policy: Legislative Advocacy |
M-5 | Legislative Policy: Refugee Resettlement Programs |
M-13 | Legislative Policy: State-Mandated Local Program Costs |
M-16 | Legislative Policy: Employee Relations |
M-20 | Legislative Policy: Community Clinics |
M-21 | Legislative Policy: Workers Compensation and Unemployment Insurance |
M-26 | Legislative Policy: Governance and Financing of Local Agencies |
M-27 | Legislative Policy: Public Entity Tort Liability |
M-41 | Legislative Policy: Alcoholic Beverage Excise Taxes |
M-44 | Legislative Policy: Problems of Homeless Persons |
M-46 | Legislative Policy: Veterans Affairs |
M-47 | Legislative Policy: Issues Affecting Older Adults |
M-49 | Legislative Policy: Transportation Funding |
M-50 | Legislative Policy: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection/AIDS |
M-51 | Legislative Policy: Federal and State Employee Benefits Legislation |
M-52 | Legislative Policy: Issues Related to Children and Youth |
M-53 | Legislative Policy: Criminal Gang Activity |
M-56 | Legislative Policy: Health Insurance |
M-57 | Legislative Policy: Fraud Prevention in Public and Medical Assistance Programs |
M-58 | Legislative Policy: Federal Endangered Species Act Reauthorization |
M-59 | Legislative Policy: Undocumented Immigration |
M-60 | Legislative Policy: Self-Sufficiency Programs |
M-61 | Legislative Policy: Workforce Development |