(A) Except as may be provided otherwise by statute or ordinance, no officer, board member, agent or employee of the city shall render himself or herself personally liable for any damage that may accrue to persons or property as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his or her duties under this chapter.
(B) Any suit brought against any officer, board member, agent or employee of the city, as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his or her duties under this chapter, shall be defended by the Municipal Attorney until the final determination of the legal proceedings.
(1960 Code, § 60-1-4)
Statutory reference:
Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act, see 745 ILCS 10/1-101