ARTICLE XVIII
Miscellaneous

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SECTION 75. All elective officers of the County and all officers appointed by the Board of Supervisors, shall cooperate with the said County Executive to the end that complete coordination of all officers, services and employment, shall be accomplished, and the refusal of any such officer to so cooperate shall be deemed willful misconduct on the part of the officer so refusing.

SECTION 76. TRAVELING EXPENSES. Whenever any person in the service of the county is compelled to travel in the performance of his duty, he shall, in addition to his regular compensation, be reimbursed for his actual and necessary expenditures for transportation, lodging and meals. An itemized account of such expenditures shall be filed with and approved by the Auditor before payment. The Board of Supervisors shall fix a maximum price to be paid for such travel, lodging and meals, which shall be applicable to all such persons alike, including members of said Board of Supervisors.

SECTION 77. INELIGIBILITY TO HOLD OFFICE. No attorney, agent or employee of any firm, association or corporation doing business under or by virtue of any franchise granted by or contract made with the county, or financially interested in any such franchise or contract, shall be eligible to hold any appointive compensated county office. Relatives to the third degree, whether by blood or marriage, of any officer making an appointment pursuant to the provisions of this Charter shall be ineligible to hold any appointive office or employment, under such officer. Nepotism shall be avoided in all public county employment.

SECTION 78. ATTENTION TO DUTIES. All persons holding any office or employment under the County of Sacramento, whether elective or appointive, except members of the Board of Supervisors, shall be required to engage in the active work of the office or employment so held to the extent that their services may be necessary for the full and complete discharge of the duties of such office or employment. (1953)

SECTION 79. REPEALED. (1971)

SECTION 80. POLITICAL ACTIVITY. Appointive officers or employees serving with compensation under this Charter are prohibited from engaging in any political activity for, or contributing or soliciting funds or support for or in behalf of, any elective officer provided for herein, or for any candidate for such elective office. Such activity shall constitute a just cause for removal.

NOTE: Section 80 is unconstitutional (County Counsel opinion 68-52, May 21, 1968).

SECTION 81. COUNTY VEHICLES. The Board of Supervisors shall cause all motor vehicles belonging to the County to have painted conspicuously, on each side, the words, "Property of Sacramento County," "For Official Use Only," except that such motor vehicles as may be designated by the Sheriff, District Attorney and Probation Officer, in their respective departments, with the approval of the Board of Supervisors, as necessary for confidential departmental investigations, may be exempted from the foregoing provision. A record shall be kept showing the use of each motor vehicle. (1957)

SECTION 82. NON-INTERFERENCE WITH COUNTY EXECUTIVE. No member or members of the Board of Supervisors shall directly or indirectly coerce or attempt to coerce the County Executive, or any other county officer appointed or confirmed by the Board, in the performance of the duties of his office, or attempt to exact any promises from any candidate for any such office, relative to any appointment or removal of any county officer, and any violation of the provisions of this Section shall be willful misconduct of the Supervisor. Except for the purpose of obtaining information, the Board of Supervisors and its members shall deal solely and directly through the County Executive with respect to the part of the county government under his direction.

SECTION 83. PREFERENCE TO SACRAMENTO COUNTY PRODUCTS. In purchases by the County of Sacramento, price and quality being equal, preference shall be given to Sacramento County products.

SECTION 84. REPEALED. (1969)

SECTION 85. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION. If any Section, Subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Charter, is for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this Charter, it being hereby expressly declared that this Charter and each Section, Subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof would have been prepared and proposed, adopted, approved and ratified irrespective of the fact that any one or more other Sections, Subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.

SECTION 86. CAPTIONS TO ARTICLES AND SECTIONS. Such headings or captions as precede the respective Articles and Sections of this Charter are inserted therein for convenience only, and shall be disregarded in construing said Charter or any part or portion thereof.

SECTION 87. During the time any officer or employee is under suspension his salary shall cease.

SECTION 88. CORONER - CONFLICT OF INTEREST. No person shall be appointed to the office of Coroner, whether or not that office is consolidated with another public office, who is connected in any way, directly or indirectly, or related by blood or marriage, to any person, firm or corporation engaged in the mortuary business.

SECTION 89. It shall be the duty of the Board of Supervisors to pass and adopt such ordinances as may be necessary or proper in order to fully carry into effect each and every provision of this Charter.

SECTION 90. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHARTER. This Section provided that the original Charter would become effective July 1, 1933, after ratification by the State Legislature.