The City shall indemnify and save harmless and relieve:
(a) Any public official or employee of the City, while acting for the City from all personal liability or judgment for any loss, damage, expense and cost including court costs and reasonable and necessary attorney fees, arising from, growing out of, by reason of, or in any way connected with any acts or omissions of such elected officials, officers, agents and employees in the performance of their official duties. Further, all such indemnification shall extend to elected officials, officers, agents and employees notwithstanding the fact that performance of their official duties may be professional in nature.
(b) The indemnification provided herein shall pertain to any action arising under Federal, State or local law.
(c) As used in this chapter the words "public official or employee" of the City shall be construed to include any elected or appointed official, officer, agent or employee presently in the employ of the City and persons who were so employed by the City at the time when a cause of action may have accrued against them.
(1982 Code, § 111.01) (Ord. 88-03. Passed 1-19-1988.)