(A) Every officer and employee of the city shall be indemnified and reimbursed by the city against and for all expenses and liabilities, including attorney’s fees, reasonably incurred by or imposed upon him or her in connection with any proceeding to which he or she may be made a party or in which he or she may become involved, by reason of his or her being or having been an officer or employee of the city, or any settlement thereof, made with court approval whether or not be is an officer or employee at the time such expenses are incurred, except in such cases wherein the officer or employee is adjudged to be liable for willful negligence or intentional misconduct or wrongdoing in the performance of his or her duty, or for misappropriation of city funds or city property, and further excepting those cases in which the officer or employee is adjudged to be liable in proceedings brought by the city against the officer or employee; provided that, in the event of a settlement, the indemnification and reimbursement herein shall apply only when the City Council as well as the court approves the settlement and reimbursement as being for the best interests of the city.
(B) The foregoing right of indemnification shall be in addition to and not exclusive of all other rights to which the officer or employee of the city may be entitled to.
(1994 Code, § 31.11) (Ord. 281, passed 6-12-1978)