(a) Nothing in the Codified Ordinances or any other ordinance or resolution of the City shall be construed to impose any liability upon the City or upon any person for any act or omission required or permitted thereby when such act or omission is otherwise lawful, in good faith, and without malice or mischievous intent and, in the case of any City officer or employee, is in line of duty and within the scope of his authority.
(b) It shall be the duty of Council to provide for the defense of City officers and employees against all claims, demands, actions, suits, prosecutions and other proceedings brought against them for their acts or omissions while acting in line of duty and within the purview of subsection (a) of this section. (1976 Code Sec. 1-8)