Where action is taken by the Electrical Inspector or any Assistant Electrical Inspector to enforce the provisions of this code, such action shall be in the name and on behalf of the city, and the inspectors in so acting for the city shall not render themselves personally liable for any damage which may accrue to persons or property as a result of an action committed in good faith in the discharge of their duties, and any suit brought against any inspector by reason thereof shall be defended by the City Attorney until final determination of the proceedings contained therein.
(`87 Code, § 30-14)