Except as may be provided otherwise by statute or ordinance, no official, City Council member, agent or employee of the city shall render himself or herself personally liable for any damage that may occur to persons or property as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of duties under this chapter (See “Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act”, 745 ILCS 10/1-101 et seq.). Any suit brought against any official, City Council member, agent or employee of the city, as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of duties under this chapter, shall be defended by the City Attorney until the final determination of the legal proceedings.
(1975 Code, § 32-I.5)