[Adopted by the 1974 Town Meeting (Ch. 55 of the 1995 Code)]
The Town shall from this date forward indemnify and save harmless from loss or damage any person employed by it, including the Town Manager and any member of its Board of Selectmen, administrative staff or agencies, from personal financial loss and expense, including reasonable legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment by reason of negligence or other act resulting in accidental injury to a person or accidental damage to or destruction of property if the indemnified person at the time of the accident resulting in the injury, damage or destruction was acting in the scope of his employment or office.