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Cal. Government Code § 25300 (2026)

Officers and Employees

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The board of supervisors shall prescribe the compensation of all county officers, including the board of supervisors, and shall provide for the number, compensation, tenure, appointment, and conditions of employment of county employees. Except as otherwise required by Section 1 or 4 of Article XI of the California Constitution, such action may be taken by resolution of the board of supervisors as well as by ordinance.

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Cited in 20 cases, 1973–2020 · leading case: Venegas v. Cnty. of Los Angeles, 87 P.3d 1 (Cal. 2004).
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Venegas v. Cnty. of Los Angeles, 87 P.3d 1 (Cal. 2004). · cites it 3× “Code, § 24001), and are compensated as prescribed by the county board of supervisors (Gov. Code, § 25300). ( Pitts, supra, 17 Cal.”
Sonoma Cnty. Ass'n of Retired Employees v. Sonoma Cnty., 708 F.3d 1109 (9th Cir. 2013). · cites it 2× “Except as otherwise required by Section 1 or 4 of Article XI of the California Constitution, such action may be taken by resolution of the board of supervisors as well as by ordinance.”
Thomas Goldstein v. City of Long Beach, 715 F.3d 750 (9th Cir. 2013). · cites it 2× “Code § 28000 , and the board of supervisors “shall prescribe the compensation” of the district attorney, Cal. Gov. Code § 25300 ; cf. McMillian, 520 U.”
Pitts v. Cnty. of Kern, 949 P.2d 920 (Cal. 1998). · cites it 2× “(Gov. Code, § 25300; compare McMillian v. Monroe County, supra, 520 U.”
Couser v. Gay, 959 F.3d 1018 (10th Cir. 2020). “3d at 811 (citing Cal. Gov. Code § 25300 ). 19 Examiners of Public Accounts, a state agency, audits the sheriff’s accounts.”
Retired Employees Ass'n of Orange Cnty. v. Cnty. of Orange, 266 P.3d 287 (Cal. 2011). “Except as otherwise required by Section 1 or 4 of Article XI of the California Constitution, such action may be taken by resolution of the board of supervisors as well as by ordinance.”
Hicks v. Bd. of Supervisors of Orange Cty., 69 Cal. App. 3d 228 (Cal. Ct. App. 1977). · cites it 2× “(Gov. Code, § 25300.) In counties not having a county charter, such action may be taken by resolution of the board of supervisors as well as by ordinance.”
Thomas Brewster v. Shasta Cnty., 275 F.3d 803 (9th Cir. 2001). “See Cal. Gov. Code § 25300 ; compare McMillian, 520 U.”
People v. Parmar, 86 Cal. App. 4th 781 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001). “) The district attorney’s office is funded with county funds pursuant to the county budget established by the board of supervisors and, except as otherwise provided by law, is limited in the making of expenditures or the incurring of liabilities to the amount of appropriations…”
Santa Clara Cnty. Corr. Peace Officers' Ass'n v. Cnty. of Santa Clara, 224 Cal. App. 4th 1016 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014). “(f), Gov. Code, § 25300.)” (Ibid.) This language, though not arising in the labor context, suggests what must be considered as management’s prerogative.”
PEOPLE ex rel. KERR v. Cnty. of Orange, 106 Cal. App. 4th 914 (Cal. Ct. App. 2003). “” Applicable general law; Government Code sections 25300 (“The board of supervisors shall prescribe the compensation of all county officers and shall provide for the number, compensation, tenure, appointment and conditions of employment of county employees.”
Cnty. of Butte v. Superior Court, 176 Cal. App. 3d 693 (Cal. Ct. App. 1985). “) The Charter of Butte County, pursuant to these constitutional and statutory expressions of general state law, requires that the Board shall annually “determine the number of deputies, assistants, clerks and stenographers .”
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