Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 59:10-4, the Township of Jackson authorizes the indemnification of each Township public official, as defined in §
22-3 of this chapter, who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a public official of the Township of Jackson, against any claims, losses, expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or proceeding to the full extent permitted under the laws of the State of New Jersey.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
PUBLIC OFFICIAL
All persons who were, now are or shall be lawfully appointed
or elected officials of the Township of Jackson while acting within
the scope of their official duties. The term "public official" shall
include members of such commissions, boards or other units operating
by and under the jurisdiction of Jackson Township and within an appointment
of the total operating budget of Jackson Township, while acting within
the scope of their official duties. The term "public official" shall
also include employees who may be responsible to the Township of Jackson
or its commissions, boards or other units. "Public official" does
not mean and does not apply to any officials, members or employees
of any board of education, municipal utilities authority or other
agency outside the jurisdiction of the governing body of the Township
of Jackson. With the exception of full-time engineers employed on
staff by the Township of Jackson, the term "public employee" shall
not include any person working on retainer nor any independent contractor
or professional services contractor, nor shall the term "public employee"
be construed to include any person performing services which are covered
by, connected with, or supervised by any court, penal or law official
or institution.