SEC. 1.22. PAYMENT OF FEES BY THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR TO THE COUNTY CLERK.

   No fee shall be due from the Public Administrator to the County Clerk at the time of filing of any petition nor at the time of performance of any other official service performed by the County Clerk in the course of the proceeding.

   In each such proceeding, the said fee or other charges for any other official service performed by the County Clerk in the course of the proceeding shall be due and payable to the County Clerk from the Public Administrator within 30 days from and after receipt of funds by the Public Administrator belonging to the said estate, provided, further, that said fee or other charges for any other official service performed by the County Clerk in the course of the proceeding shall be reduced to the extent that the full amount thereof shall not exceed the available funds belonging to the said estate.

(Added by Ord. 55-70, App. 3/20/70)

SEC. 1.24. HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENTS.

   (a)   The City’s Risk Manager is authorized to approve hold harmless agreements between the City and other persons or entities, if the Risk Manager determines that: (1) entering into such an agreement either (a) falls within normal business practices or (b) represents a prudent decision in light of all the circumstances; (2) the cost of the hold harmless provision is reflected in the price of the agreement; and (3) the hold harmless provision is necessary in order for the City to carry out a public purpose. The Risk Manager shall confer with the Controller and the City Attorney as necessary and appropriate in making his or her determinations in accordance with this Section 1.24.

   (b)   The Risk Manager may approve hold harmless agreements by specific transaction or by general category. Any prior authorization for hold harmless agreements granted by the Board of Supervisors, either for specific transactions or for general categories of transactions, shall remain in effect.

   (c)   The Risk Manager shall maintain a record of all hold harmless agreements the Risk Manager has approved and shall submit a copy of that list to the Board of Supervisors, with copies to the Controller and the City Attorney, on a quarterly basis.

   (d)   City Risk Manager approval shall not be required for hold harmless agreements entered into between the City and a Government Entity or Government Entities. For purposes of this Section 1.24, a Government Entity is as defined in Section 1.25.

(Added by Ord. 98-99, File No. 990407, App. 4/30/99; amended by Ord. 107-24, File No. 240301, App. 5/24/2024, Eff. 6/24/2024)

SEC. 1.25. GOVERNMENT ENTITY AGREEMENTS.

   (a)   Purpose. The City from time to time enters into agreements with other Government Entities. This Section 1.25 sets forth basic principles concerning such agreements.

   (b)   Exemption from Obligations. Agreements with Government Entities entered into pursuant to Chapter 2A: Article IX, Chapter 6, Chapter 21, and Chapter 23, are not subject to the provisions in the Municipal Code, including but not limited to the Administrative, Labor and Employment, Environment, or Police Codes, imposing obligations or other restrictions on contractors.

   (c)   List of Obligations. The City Administrator, in consultation with the City Attorney, is authorized to publish and maintain a list of obligations or other restrictions imposed upon parties entering into expenditure contracts with the City. Said list shall serve the purposes of reference and convenience, but shall not be deemed an authoritative statement of all such obligations. Failure to include an obligation on the list shall not be deemed a statement that the obligation is not within the exemption established in subsection (b).

   (d)   Government Entity Defined. For the purposes of this Section 1.25 , a “Government Entity” is any national, federal, state, regional, or local government agency, including but not limited to a joint powers authority, a special district and/or a utility district, a public health or public education district or institution, a public entity, a designee of a federal or state agency, or a quasi-governmental agency.

(Added by Ord. 107-24, File No. 240301, App. 5/24/2024, Eff. 6/24/2024)

SEC. 1.27. AUTHORITY OF POLICE CHIEF, DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND SHERIFF WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACTS WITH STATE FOR WITNESS PROTECTION.

   The Chief of Police, District Attorney and Sheriff are hereby authorized to enter into contracts with the State of California, Department of Justice, in order to participate in the California Witness Protection Program.

(Amended by Ord. 99-81, App. 2/26/81)

SEC. 1.29. VOTING REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND OTHER BODIES CREATED BY LEGISLATIVE ACTION.

   Each member of a commission, committee, task force, council, or other body created by legislative action who is present at a meeting of such body when a question is put to a vote shall vote "yes" or "no" on the question, unless the member is excused from voting by a motion adopted by a majority of the members present or unless voting on the question would constitute a violation of applicable provisions of City or State law pertaining to conflict of interest.

(Added by Ord. 478-81, App. 9/21/81; amended by Ord. 98-99, File No. 990407, App. 4/30/99)