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Timestamp: 2019-04-18 18:42:20+00:00

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§ 14-2 Town to provide defense.
§ 14-3 Request for defense.
§ 14-4 Persons entitled to defense.
§ 14-5 Construal of provisions.
§ 14-7 Indemnification of employees.
Any person holding a position by election, appointment or employment in the service of the Town, but shall not include a volunteer, any person not compensated for his services, except as set forth in § 14-4C of this chapter, or an independent contractor. The term "employee" shall include a former employee, his estate or a judicially appointed personal representative.
The Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York.
Upon compliance by the employee with the provisions of § 14-3 of this chapter, the Town shall provide for the defense of the employee in any civil action or proceeding in any state or federal court arising out of any alleged act or omission which occurred or is alleged in the complaint to have occurred while the employee was acting or in good faith purporting to act within the scope of his public employment or duties. Such defense shall not be provided where such civil action or proceeding is brought by or on behalf of the Town.
The Town does not have a Town Attorney.
The Town Board determines, based upon its investigation and review of the facts and circumstances of the case, that representation by the Town Attorney would be inappropriate.
A court of competent jurisdiction determines that a conflict of interest exists and that the employee cannot be represented by the Town Attorney.
Reasonable attorney's fees and litigation expenses shall be paid by the Town to such attorney employed or retained from time to time during the pendency of the civil action or proceeding, subject to certification by the Town Supervisor that the employee is entitled to representation under the terms and conditions of this chapter. Payment of such fees and expenses shall be made in the same manner as payment of other claims and expenses of the Town. Any dispute with respect to representation of multiple employees by the Town Attorney or by an attorney employed or retained for such purposes or with respect to the amount of the fees or expenses shall be resolved by the court.
Where the employee delivers process and a request for a defense to the Town Attorney or the Town Supervisor as required by § 14-3 of this chapter, the Town Attorney or the Supervisor, as the case may be, shall take the necessary steps, including the retention of an attorney under the terms and conditions provided in Subsections B and C of this section on behalf of the employee to avoid entry of a default judgment, pending resolution of any question relating to the obligation of the Town to provide a defense.
The duties to defend provided in this chapter shall be contingent upon delivery to the Town Attorney or, if none, to the Town Supervisor of the original or a copy of any summons, complaint, process, notice, demand or pleading within five days after he is served with such document and the full cooperation of the employee in the defense of such action or proceeding and defense of any action or proceeding against the Town based upon the same act or omission and in the prosecution of any appeal. Such delivery shall be deemed a request by the employee that the Town provide for his defense pursuant to this chapter, unless the employee shall state in writing that a defense is not requested.
The benefits of this chapter will inure only to employees, as defined herein, and shall not enlarge or diminish the rights of any other party, nor shall any provision of this chapter be construed to affect, alter or repeal any provisions of the Workers' Compensation Law.
For the purpose of this chapter, members of the Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, Industrial Development Agency shall be deemed employees entitled to the benefits of this chapter.
The Town shall indemnify and save harmless its employees in the amount of any judgment obtained against such employees in any state or federal court or any administrative tribunal or in the amount of any settlement of a claim, provided that the act or omission from which the judgment or claim arose occurred while the employee was acting within the scope of his public employment or duties; provided, further, that, in the case of a settlement, the duty to indemnify and save harmless shall be conditioned upon the approval of the amount of settlement by the Town Board.

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