[Adopted 4-30-1979 by Art. 36, approved 8-6-1979; readopted 5-14-2012 ATM by Art. 19, approved 10-11-2012]
The Town shall indemnify elected or appointed
officers or employees, either serving full or part time, temporary
or permanent, compensated or uncompensated, from personal financial
loss and expenses, including legal fees and costs, if any, in an amount
not to exceed $1,000,000 arising out of any claim, action, award,
compromise settlement or judgment by reason of an intentional tort,
or by reason of any act or omission which constitutes a violation
of the civil rights of any person under any federal or state law;
if such employee or official at the time of such intentional tort
or such act or omission was acting within the scope of his official
duties of employment. No such employee or official shall be indemnified
under this section for violation of any such civil rights if he acted
in a grossly negligent, willful or malicious manner.
