(A) The Board of Commissioners may compromise, settle or defend a claim or suit brought against itself or its present or former employees in accordance with the following procedures.
(1) Notice shall be given immediately to the Board of Commissioners by the affected employee upon receipt of actual knowledge of a possible claim and/or receipt of notice, whether it be oral, by letter or by service of summons.
(2) Said employee upon receipt of knowledge or notice as set out above shall appear before said Board at its next regular or special meeting.
(3) Said employee shall fully cooperate with the Board of Commissioners and/or its attorney handling any such claim.
(4) Upon the investigation of the claim by the Board of Commissioners and a finding by said Board that the employee was acting in good faith, with apparent statutory authority, and within the scope of his or her employment, then the Board of Commissioners shall employ an attorney to represent the employee, and shall pay all costs and fees incurred by or on behalf of said employee in a defense of said claim or suit.
(B) This section shall be construed to limit the powers of the Board of Commissioners or any other governmental entity as set out by the aforementioned acts, as amended; and this section shall have retroactive effect in accordance with the aforementioned acts.
(Ord. 1-1977, passed 2-7-1977)