§ 350-213 — Defense of City Officials and Employees

350-213. Defense of City Officials and Employees.

1. TO DEFEND CIVIL ACTIONS. The city attorney is authorized to defend civil actions brought against any officer or employee of the city, or of any board or commission thereof, growing out of any acts done in the course of his employment or out of any alleged breach of his duty as such officer or employee, excepting action brought to determine the right of such officer or employee to hold or retain his office or position, and excepting also actions brought by the city against any officer or employee thereof. 2. CITY ATTORNEY LIABILITIES. Nothing contained in this section, nor any action taken by the city attorney pursuant to the provisions hereof, shall be construed to impose any liability, either for costs, damages or otherwise, upon the city or the city attorney, nor to obligate the city or city attorney to pay any cost or expenses in conducting the defense of any such action, it being the intention merely to authorize the city to furnish legal services to its officers and employees in the case mentioned without incurring any other or further obligations.