(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 153.05, upon timely request of an employee, the City shall provide for the legal defense of any civil action brought against him in his official or individual capacity or both on account of an act or omission occurring within the scope of his employment as an employee of the City. A timely request for legal representation shall be deemed made where the employee delivers to the Law Department the summons and complaint within ten days after the employee has been served.
(b) A counterclaim or cross-complaint against a City employee shall be deemed to be a civil action brought against him. (Ord. 101-83. Passed 5-2-83.)