(a) The City hereby assumes responsibility for providing the legal defense of any lawsuit against any duly elected official and any duly appointed officer of the City, both individually and as such official or officer, alleged to have arisen out of any act or failure to act within the scope of the regular official duties of such official or officer, provided that such act or failure to act was not malicious, motivated for private gain, and did not constitute misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance.
(b) Members of Council, when acting in good faith, are hereby declared exempt from individual liability for the exercise of their legislative discretion in voting, as members of Council, for or against any proposed legislation before them for consideration.
(c) The City shall hold any such official or officer harmless from cost or liability arising out of the good faith performance of official duties.
(Ord. 1982-24. Passed 2-1-82; Ord. 2017-012. Passed 4-3-17.)