The City of Cookeville shall indemnify its officials, whether elected or appointed, officers, employees or servants or any member of any board, agency or commission (whether compensated or not), or any officer, employee or servant thereof, and the legal representatives, heirs and assigns of such persons, from any and all claims, losses, damages, costs and expenses arising under state or federal law unless the act or omission complained of was willful, malicious, criminal or performed for personal financial gain.
This provision shall be construed as being cumulative with and not exclusive of any insurance coverage obtained by the City of Cookeville. Any person receiving notice of a claim which may be subject to indemnification by the city shall promptly notify the city manager of the existence of such claim, and will cooperate in the defense of such claim.
(Ord. #097-12-34, Jan. 1998)