(A) Except as may be provided otherwise by statute or ordinance, no official, Council member, agent or employee of the city 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 chapter. (See the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act, ILCS Ch. 745, Act 10, § 1-101).
(B) Any suit brought against any official, Council member, agent or employee of this city as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his or her duties under this chapter shall be defended by the City Legal Department until the final determination of the legal proceedings.
(Ord. 2009-21, § 18.5-1-6, passed 10-5-2009; Am. Ord. 2016-29, passed 11-7-2016)