These regulations shall not create liability on the part of Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, any officer or employee thereof, the State of California, or the Federal Emergency Management Agency, for any flood damage that results from reliance on this chapter, or any administrative decision lawfully made hereunder. The Floodplain Administrator and any employee charged with the enforcement of this chapter, while acting for the community in good faith and without malice in the discharge of the duties required by this chapter or other pertinent law or ordinance, shall not thereby be rendered liable personally and is hereby relieved from personal liability for any damage accruing to persons or property as a result of any act or by reason of an act or omission in the discharge of official duties. Any suit instituted against an officer or employee because of an act performed by that officer or employee in the lawful discharge of duties and under the provisions of this chapter shall be defended by a legal representative of the community until the final termination of the proceedings. The Floodplain Administrator and any subordinate shall not be liable for cost in any action, suit or proceeding that is instituted in pursuance of the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. MC-1622, 1-17-24)