(a) The City shall indemnify and hold harmless each person who shall serve at any time hereafter as Mayor, Recorder, member of Council or public officer thereof from and against any and all claims and liabilities to which such person shall become subject by reason of his having heretofore or hereafter been Mayor, Recorder, member of Council or public officer of the City or by reason of any action alleged to have been heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted by him as such Mayor, Recorder, member of Council or public officer.
(b) The City shall reimburse each such person for all legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by him in connection with any claim or liability, including the deductible under any insurance policy insuring against officers and directors of public officials' liability; provided, however, that no such person shall be indemnified against any expense incurred in connection with any claim arising out of his own willful misconduct.
(c) All rights accruing to any person under the provisions of this section shall not exclude any other right to which he may be lawfully entitled nor shall anything herein contained restrict the right of the City to indemnify or reimburse such person in any proper case even though not specifically herein provided. (2-11-86)