(A) Except as may be provided otherwise by statute or code, no officer, board member, agent or employee of the municipality 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 code.
(B) Any suit brought against any officer, board member, agent or employee of the municipality, as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his or her duties under this code, shall be defended by the Municipal Attorney or any other attorney which the village may retain, until the final determination of the legal proceedings.
(`92 Code, § 34-1-4)
Statutory reference:
Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act, see ILCS Chapter 745, Act 10, § 1-101