Any city official charged with the enforcement of any ordinance of the city, acting in good faith and without malice for the city in the discharge of his or her duties, shall not thereby render himself or herself personally liable, and he or she is hereby relieved from all personal liability for damage that may accrue to persons or property as a result of any act required or by reason of any act or omission performed by him or her in the enforcement of any provisions of an ordinance of this city, and shall have the right to be defended by the City Attorney until final determination of any proceeding pending against him or her.
(1996 Code, § 3-4.04)