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Timestamp: 2019-01-18 06:15:15
Document Index: 24962902

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 14', '§ 14', '§ 14', '§ 14', '§ 14', '§ 14', '§ 1981', '§ 14', '§ 51', '§ 3', '§ 52']

Town of Ulysses, NY Defense and Indemnification
§ 14-2 Employee defended by Town; represented by Town Attorney.
§ 14-3 Duties of Town and of employee.
§ 14-4 Benefits to inure to employees as herein defined.
§ 14-5 Insurance.
§ 14-6 Construal of provisions.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses 7-11-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Notification of defects — See Ch. 113.
Any Town Supervisor, member of the Town Board, Town officer, Town employee, Town volunteer expressly authorized by the Town to participate in a publicly sponsored volunteer program, or any other person holding a Town position by election, appointment or employment in the service of the Town, whether or not compensated, but shall not include an independent contractor. The term "employee" shall include a former employee of the Town, his/her estate or judicially appointed personal representative.
Town of Ulysses, a New York State municipal corporation.
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/her public employment or duties, including, without limitation, any civil action or proceeding arising out of any alleged act or omission in which it is alleged that the officer or employee has violated the civil rights of the claimant, petitioner or plaintiff under Sections 1981 and 1983 of the United States Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983). Such defense shall not be provided where such action or proceeding is brought by or on behalf of the Town.
Subject to the conditions set forth in this chapter, the employee shall be represented by the Town Attorney or an attorney employed or retained by the Town for the defense of the employee. The Town Board of the Town shall employ or retain an attorney for the defense of the employee, and reasonable attorneys' 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 Supervisor that the person is or was an employee. 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 request for a defense to the Town Attorney or the 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 Subsection B 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.[1]
Subject to the conditions set forth in this chapter, the Town shall indemnify and save harmless its employees in the amount of any judgment obtained against such employees in a state or federal court, or in the amount of any settlement of a claim, provided that the act or omission from which such judgment or claim arose occurred while the employee was acting within the scope of his/her public employment 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 of the Town. The duty to indemnify and save harmless prescribed by this subsection shall not arise where the injury or damage resulted from intentional wrongdoing or recklessness on the part of the employee. Nothing in this subsection shall authorize a public entity to indemnify or save harmless an employee with respect to punitive or exemplary damages, fines or penalties, or money recovered from an employee pursuant to § 51 of the General Municipal Law; provided, however, the Town shall indemnify and save harmless its employees in the amount of any costs, attorneys' fees, damages, fines or penalties which may be imposed by reason of an adjudication that an employee, acting within the scope of his/her public employment or duties, has, without willfulness or intent on his/her part, violated a prior order, judgment, consent decree or stipulation of settlement entered in any court of this state or of the United States.[2]
The duties to defend provided in this chapter shall be contingent upon: 1) delivery to the Town Attorney or, if none, to the Supervisor of the original or a copy of any summons, complaint, process, notice, demand or pleading within 10 days after he/she is served with such document; and 2) 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/her defense pursuant to this chapter, unless the employee shall state in writing that a defense is not requested.[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). Original § 3b, regarding full compliance of the employee, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Upon entry of a final judgment against the employee, or upon the settlement of the claim, the employee shall serve a copy of such judgment or settlement, personally or by certified or registered mail, within 30 days of the date of entry or settlement, upon the Supervisor of the Town; and if not inconsistent with the provisions of this section, the amount of such judgment or settlement shall be paid by the Town.
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 provisions of this chapter be construed to affect, alter or repeal any provisions of the Workers' Compensation Law.
The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to impair, alter, limit or modify the rights and obligations of any insurer under any policy of insurance. The Town is directed to provide reasonable insurance coverage pursuant to General Municipal Law § 52.