No officer, agent or employee of the City of Springfield, shall render himself personally liable for any injury or damage that may accrue to persons or property as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his duties under this Fire Prevention Code or by reason of any failure to act in connection therewith. No such officer, agent or employee shall be liable for the costs of any action, suit or proceeding that may be instituted in pursuance of the provisions of this Fire Prevention Code, and any suit instituted against any such officer, agent or employee as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his duties under this Fire Prevention Code shall be defended by the Director of Law until the final determination of the proceedings therein.
(Ord. 06-303. Passed 8-8-06.)