Source: https://www.ecode360.com/11107494
Timestamp: 2019-12-08 01:36:39
Document Index: 734624790

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16']

Town of Shandaken, NY Defense of Town Employees
§ 16-2 Scope of defense.
§ 16-3 Prerequisites to defense.
§ 16-4 Rights not affected.
§ 16-5 Rights under inusrance policies.
§ 16-6 Preservation of legal rights.
§ 16-7 Applicability.
Chapter 16 Defense of Town Employees
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Shandaken 7-9-80 as L.L. No. 1-1980. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Any person holding a position by election, appointment or employment in the service of the town, but shall not include an independent contractor. The term "employee" shall include a former "employee," his estate or judicially appointed personal representative.
Upon compliance by the employee with the provisions of § 16-3, 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.
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 § 16-3, 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, 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 Supervisor of the original or a copy of any summons, complaint, process, notice, demand or pleading within five days after the employee is served with such document and upon the full cooperation of the employee in the defense of any 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.