§ 125.01 — Defense of city and city officers

125.01 - Defense of city and city officers.

(a) The city attorney is authorized and directed to defend, on behalf of all officers or employees of the city, all suits brought against such officers or employees arising out of or in the course of their employment with the city. (b) In the event the city attorney determines that (1) a suit brought against an officer or employee of the city did not arise out of or was not in the course of the officer's or employee's employment with the city thereby causing the city attorney to decline to defend the suit but it is later determined that the suit did arise out of or was in the course of employment with the city, or (2) the city attorney, because of the ethical considerations governing attorneys in the representation of multiple clients, denies a request of an officer or employee of the city for representation, retained special counsel, in either event, shall be reimbursed for the reasonable attorney fees incurred by the special counsel to be approved by ordinance of city council. (c) The city attorney is authorized to determine the appropriateness of and to execute, on behalf of the City, any waivers of conflict of interest pertaining to the legal representation of the City and/or city officers or employees by special counsel as are consistent with ethical considerations governing attorneys in the representation of multiple clients.

(Ord. 2709-81; Ord. No. 0416-2021, § 1, 3-8-2021)