The board may authorize or direct any officer, employee or department of the local agency to perform services for or in connection with the development, construction, maintenance or operation of any project and the cost of such services shall be a charge against the appropriate project fund.

The board shall not authorize, direct, or permit any local agency officer, employee or department of the local agency to render any services for or in connection with any project or to incur any cost or expense for or in connection with or in aid of any project until funds are available either from the proceeds of the sale of bonds authorized for the project or from the revenues thereof for the payment of such cost or expense and all costs and expenses incurred by the local agency or by any officer, employees or department thereof for or in connection with or in aid of any project constitute a charge against the appropriate project and shall be paid from the appropriate fund of such project in the same manner as other costs and expenses incurred in connection with such project are paid.

Terms Used In California Government Code 50789

  • Board: as used in this chapter means the board of supervisors in the case of a county or city and county, and city council or board of trustees in the case of a city. See California Government Code 50798.3
  • Bonds: as used in this chapter means the written evidence of any obligation incurred by the board payable out of revenues as provided in this chapter in order to secure funds with which to carry out the purposes of this chapter irrespective of the form of such obligation whether in the form of bonds, notes, debentures, interest bearing certificates or other forms prescribed by the board. See California Government Code 50798.1
  • Local agency: as used in this division means county, city, or city and county, unless the context otherwise requires. See California Government Code 50001

(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 2066.)