(A) Except as may be provided otherwise by statute or ordinance, no officer, board member, agent, or employee of this city shall render himself or herself personally liable for any damage that may accrue to persons or property as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his or her duties under this chapter.
(B) Any suit brought against any officer, board member, agent, or employee of this city as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his or her duties under this chapter shall be defended by the City Attorney until the final determination of the legal proceedings.
(C) Nothing in this chapter is intended to create a private cause of action in any person, business, or corporation. And, specifically, no consequential damages may be sought for loss of profits or business opportunity.
(1983 Code, § 18.5-4) (Ord. 2944, passed 10-4-2001)
Statutory reference:
Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act, see ILCS Ch. 745, Act 10, § 1-101