CA Gov't Code Section 26671.2

(a)

All persons who, immediately preceding the effective date of abolition of the marshal’s office, are assigned to the marshal’s office in management, administrative, supervisory, peace officer, clerical, and other positions shall, on the effective date of the abolition, be assigned to the sheriff’s department in the same classification, or if such classifications are not within the department, a comparable classification; and no probationary or permanent employee shall be laid off as a result of the implementation of the abolition and consolidation.

(b)

No personnel of the marshal’s office shall be reduced in rank or salary, otherwise be demoted, or lose peace officer status. Upon abolition and consolidation, all county service of personnel assigned to the marshal’s office shall be counted toward county seniority.

(c)

Clerical personnel described in subdivision (a) shall become members of the court services division and shall not be involuntarily transferred from the court services division to any other division within the sheriff’s department.

(d)

The incumbent marshal shall be assigned to the classification of sheriff’s commander and shall be in charge of the court services division. One assistant marshal shall be assigned to the classification of sheriff’s lieutenant and shall be assigned to the court services division. The remaining assistant marshal position shall be reclassified. Deputy marshals performing bailiff functions shall be assigned to an equivalent classification in the court services division and those deputy marshals shall not be involuntarily transferred from the court services division to any other division within the sheriff’s department.

(e)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the incumbent marshal, upon consolidation, shall be reinstated as a member of the Santa Barbara County Employees’ Retirement System, and by the board of supervisor’s adoption of an ordinance abolishing the office of marshal and consolidating the offices of sheriff and marshal, Section 31680.7 relating to reemployment after retirement shall be applicable to the incumbent marshal.

(f)

Personnel of the marshal’s office shall be entitled to request assignment to other divisions within the sheriff’s department which requests will be reviewed as any other such request in the department. Acceptance of a voluntary transfer by a deputy marshal shall invalidate any right of reassignment to the court services division. Any personnel action pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with the personnel policies, memoranda of understanding, and rules and procedures of the sheriff’s department and Santa Barbara County.

(g)

No provision of this section shall be deemed to restrict the authority of the sheriff to discipline any employee in accordance with county personnel policies, and memoranda of understanding, or rules and procedures otherwise applicable, and except as otherwise expressly provided in this section, the discretion of the sheriff to assign, promote, direct, and control employees formerly assigned to the marshal’s office shall not be deemed in any manner restricted by virtue of the abolition or consolidation.