CA SB79

Authorizes the Boards of Supervisors of Colusa and Glenn counties to abolish the county road commissioner position and transfer all duties to the county director of the department of public works.

Permits the county director to perform road commissioner duties without requiring any special permit, registration, or license.

Requires any civil engineering functions normally performed by the road commissioner to be performed by a registered civil engineer under the director's authority.

Takes effect immediately as an urgency statute to allow Colusa and Glenn counties to avoid gas tax apportionment sanctions due to current vacancies in the road commissioner position.

Legislature finds that a special statute is necessary for these counties due to difficulty in recruiting qualified candidates for the road commissioner position.