Actions Against City Officers or Employes.
Milwaukee City Charter § 3-06
in effect3-06. Actions Against City Officers or Employes.
1. The common council of any city, however incorporated, may by ordinance or resolution authorize the city attorney to defend actions brought against any officer or employe of such 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 employe, excepting actions brought to determine the right of such officer or employe to hold or retain his office or position and excepting also actions brought by such city against any officer or employe thereof.
2. Nothing in this act contained nor any action taken by any city or by any city attorney pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be construed to impose any liability, either for costs, damages or otherwise, upon such city or city attorney. (S. 1 and 2, Ch. 79, L. 1925.)
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/City-Charter/Master-Charter.pdf#page=15Fetched: 10/26/2026