156.02 EXPENSES COVERED BY CITY.

   (a)    Except as hereinafter set forth, the City shall pay on behalf of any elected official, municipal employee, appointed officer and administrative personnel of the City, all expenses, fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred, by such elected official, municipal employee, appointed officer and administrative personnel by reason of any threatened, pending or contemplated action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, for acts or omissions of such persons while acting within the scope of their employment and duties, and in the good faith belief that such conduct was lawful and in the best interests of the City; and which claims are not the result of any willful or wanton act of such elected official, municipal employee, appointed officer or administrative personnel in the discharge of such duty.

   (b)    The provisions of subsection (a) hereof shall not be applicable in the event the City carries insurance policies covering such acts or omissions, unless a cause of action should result in a judgment in excess of policy limits. In no event should subsection (a) be applicable in the case of an award of exemplary or punitive damages.

   (c)    Expenditures and obligations under this chapter shall not exceed the amounts appropriated for such purposes. (Ord. 34-83. Passed 5-16-83.)