(A) Nothing in this code or any other ordinance or resolution of the Common Council shall be construed to impose any liability upon the city or upon any person for any act or omission required or permitted thereby when such act or omission is otherwise lawful, in good faith, and without malice or mischievous intent and, in the case of any city officer or employee, is in line of duty and within the scope of his or her authority.
(B) It shall be the duty of the City Attorney to defend city officers and employees against all claims, demands, actions, suits, prosecutions, and other proceedings brought against them for their acts or omissions while acting in line of duty and within the purview of division (A) above.
(Prior Code, § 1-8)