(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) hereof, the City shall indemnify and save harmless any employee of any judgment rendered or claim settled arising from any civil action or claim against such employee.
(b) The City's duty to indemnify as set forth in subsection (a) hereof shall not apply in the event that:
(1) The act or omission of the employee was not within the scope of his or her employment;
(2) The employee acted or failed to act because of fraud, corruption or actual malice;
(3) The employee fails to request legal representation from the City Law Department within ten days after the employee has been served with the lawsuit, unless, however, good cause is otherwise shown;
(4) The employee settles the civil action or claim without notifying the City;
(5) The employee fails or refuses to reasonably cooperate in good faith in the formation or presentation of his defense conducted by the City.
(c) In no event shall the City on behalf of its employees pay any claim or judgment for punitive or exemplary damages. (Ord. 101-83. Passed 5-2-83.)