§ 55-2.808. Agency liability.

(1)

Any obligation of the Contra Costa County in-home services public authority, whether statutory, contractual or otherwise, shall be the obligation solely of the public authority and shall not be the obligation of the county of Contra Costa or the state of California.

(2)

The public authority shall not be held liable for any act or omission of any provider whom the public authority did not list on its registry or otherwise refer to a recipient.

(3)

The county shall be immune from any liability resulting from its implementation of this chapter and/or administration of the IHSS program pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 12301.6.

(4)

Any and all contracts, leases or other agreements of any nature, including collective bargaining agreements, between the public authority and third parties other than the county shall contain an express provision advising the third party that the public authority is a separate governmental entity and that such agreement does not bind Contra Costa County.

(5)

The public authority shall require any and all third parties contracting with the public authority to indemnify and hold harmless the public authority, to provide the public authority with written acknowledgment of such indemnification, and to maintain adequate levels of insurance, as determined by the county's risk manager, naming the public authority as an additional insured.

(Ord. 2001-07 § 1).