§ 1-11. Obligation of public funds and property.

(a)

Any purportedly binding promise or representation made by any officer, employee or agent of the county, including other public agencies governed in whole or in part by the board of supervisors, that would require the payment of money, performance of service, transfer of any property, real or personal, or the giving of any other thing of value of the county, or other public agency governed in whole or in part by the board of supervisors, where the making of the promise or the representation did not have the express prior authorization of the board of supervisors is, unless otherwise provided by law, unenforceable and void. The delegation of authority to the department head or purchasing agent in Sections 2-52 et seq. of this code is an express prior authorization within the meaning of this section.

(b)

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the board of supervisors retains the right, in its sole discretion, to ratify any such promise or representation by adopting a resolution expressly for that purpose.

(Ord. No. 4478 § 2, 1992.)