(a) The city shall pay the actual damages, in accordance with and as limited by the terms of the plan that a plan member is legally obligated to pay arising from any claim, lawsuit or judgment against a plan member, whether or not the city is a party defendant, if said damages:
(1) (a) Result from an act or omission of the plan member while in the scope of his or her employment with the city or during assigned volunteer work with the city; or
(b) Relate to authorized off-duty operation of a city vehicle for which coverage is provided under § 2-299; and
For the purpose of this section, travel between a worksite and an assigned remote parking facility is in the scope of employment.
(2) Arise from a cause of action for negligence.
(b) This section shall apply only to acts or omissions occurring or alleged to have occurred after the effective date of this article and to acts or omissions occurring or alleged to have occurred prior to the effective date of this article which are not barred by any statute of limitations. This section shall not apply to any lawsuit pending on the effective date of this article.
(Ord. 9943, § 1, passed 9-1-1987; Ord. 14577, § 2, passed 4-4-2001; Ord. 22767-06-2017, § 2, passed 6-20-2017)