(A) Except as may be provided otherwise by statute or ordinance, no official, Council member, agent, or employee of the city shall render himself 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 these regulations. (See “Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act,” ILCS Ch. 745, Act 10, § 1-101, as amended from time to time.)
(B) Any suit brought against any official, Council member, agent, or employee of the city, as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his or her duties under these regulations shall be defended by the city until the final determination of the legal proceedings, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
(Ord. 1402, passed 2-24-1998)