§ 78494 Council Member Liability Protection

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•Council members or workers can't be personally sued for council contracts or agreements.
•Any money owed because of the council's work must come from the council's own funds, not from the members' pockets.
•If something goes wrong with a council deal, the council pays, not the individual people working there.

Example

A council signs a contract to fix a park, but the work is done poorly and someone gets hurt.

The hurt person can't sue the council worker who signed the contract. Instead, any money owed must come from the council's budget, not the worker's personal money.

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§ 78494 Council Member Liability Protection

No member or employee of the council shall be held responsible individually to any person for liability on any contract or agreement of the council. All salaries, expenses, costs, obligations, and liabilities which arise out of the administration and enforcement of this chapter are payable only from funds which are collected pursuant to this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1151, Sec. 1.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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agreement enforcement liability contract employee obligation administration

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 78494.

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