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Timestamp: 2019-10-14 18:51:19
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16']

Township of Liberty, NJ Indemnification of Officers and Employees
§ 16-2 Indemnification reimbursements.
§ 16-3 Exceptions.
§ 16-4 Reduction of reimbursement.
§ 16-5 Procedure for claims.
§ 16-6 Approval of settlements.
§ 16-7 Costs attributable to counteractions.
§ 16-8 Time of payment.
§ 16-9 Precedence of statute.
§ 16-10 When effective; effect on prior actions.
Township of Liberty, NJ / Part I: Administrative Legislation
Chapter 16 Indemnification of Officers and Employees
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Liberty 10-2-1989 by Ord. No. 9-89. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Coverage afforded by insurance policies of every kind whether the premiums be paid by the Township, the Municipal Official or someone on his behalf.
Any officer, employee, Board or Committee member appointed or hired by the Mayor or Township Administrator whether, full- or part-time. The term shall also include any person elected by the voters to fill any official position in the township or any person subsequently appointed to fill such a position.
Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the municipality shall reimburse a municipal official for all expenses incurred (specifically including reasonable attorney's fees and court costs and all monetary judgments imposed upon him in any action or legal proceeding of a noncriminal nature arising out or incidental to the performance of the duties of the position or the office held by such municipal official. The township shall indemnify a municipal official for exemplary or punitive damages resulting from the municipal official's civil violation of state and/or federal law if, in the opinion of the Township Committee, the acts committed by the municipal official upon which the damages are based did not constitute actual fraud, actual malice, willful misconduct or an intentional wrong.
Where the legal proceeding involves a claim of misfeasance or malfeasance in office or a claim of fraud, theft or misappropriation of public funds, and the municipal official is found liable for the charge.
Where the legal proceeding is instigated or brought by the municipality against the municipal official.
The amount the township is obliged to reimburse the municipal official shall be reduced by any insurance coverage payable to the municipal official by the net amount (recovery costs) of any money received by the municipal official in any counteraction against the person or persons bringing the action against him.
A municipal official shall not be entitled to indemnification or reimbursement pursuant to this chapter unless, within 10 calendar days of the time he is served with any summons, complaint, process notice, demand or pleading, he delivers the original or a copy thereof to the Township Clerk. The municipal official shall be obliged to cooperate with the township in the conduct of his defense. Whenever competent and disinterested legal counsel is available to the township through any insurance coverage, the municipal official shall obliged to be represented by such counsel. If the township wishes to use the Township Attorney or the attorney for any Board or Committee of the township to defend the action, the municipal official shall be obligated to be represented by that attorney unless there is a conflict of interest. The refusal of the municipal official to cooperate with the township shall terminate the township's obligation to reimburse the municipal official.
If the municipal official files a counteraction or counterclaim in the legal proceedings, the municipality shall not be obligated to reimburse him for any attorney's fees or court costs attributable to such counteraction.
The township may reimburse a municipal official for a portion of an expense incurred prior to a final decision in a legal proceeding, but the township shall be entitled to wait for a final determination before being obligated to make any payments.
To the extent that N.J.S.A. 40A:14-155 provides broader indemnification to members of the municipality's Police Department, that statute shall supersede this chapter.
This chapter shall take effect upon final passage and publication according to law. Any legal action which may be covered by this chapter which has not been reduced to final judgment as of the date of passage shall be covered by the terms of the chapter.