§ 1.24.020. Authority to arrest without a warrant.  


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  • Any public officer or employee of the county listed below, or person or employee of a person or firm retained by the county to provide the functions of the positions listed below, is authorized to effect arrests without a warrant whenever he or she has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed in his or her presence a violation of a statute or ordinance which the officer, employee or contractor has the duty or authority to enforce:

    A.

    Planning, building and environmental services director, assistant director, and deputy director;

    B.

    Supervising planner, program manager, principal planner, and Planner I, II, and III;

    C.

    Chief building official;

    D.

    Supervising building inspector and building inspector;

    E.

    (Reserved.);

    F.

    Environmental health supervisor, senior environmental health specialist and environmental health specialist II;

    G.

    Environmental management coordinator;

    H.

    Environmental health manager;

    I.

    Senior hazardous materials specialist;

    J.

    Agricultural commissioner and deputy commissioner;

    K.

    Chief animal control officer, supervising animal control officer and animal control officer;

    L.

    County executive officer and deputy county executive officer;

    M.

    Public works director and deputy director;

    N.

    Public works superintendent;

    O.

    Maintenance worker II (only for violations of Chapter 10.12 on county property);

    P.

    Airport operations supervisor and airport operations worker (only for violations of Chapter 10.12 on Napa County Airport property);

    Q.

    County building security guard (only for violations of Chapter 10.12 on county property);

    R.

    Manager and coordinator of the county local enforcement agency;

    S.

    The Napa County fire marshal, assistant fire marshal, deputy fire marshals, and inspectors.

    (Ord. 1256 § 2, 2005: Ord. 1233 § 1, 2004: Ord. 1202 § 1, 2002: Ord. 1179 § 1, 2001: Ord. 1177 § 1, 2000; Ord. 1123 § 3, 1997; Ord. 1081 § 2 (part), 1995: Ord. 1007 § 2, 1992: Ord. 912 § 20, 1989: Ord. 811 § 1 (part), 1986: prior code § 8552)

(Ord. No. 1379, § 2, 1-29-2013)