The personnel manual adopted on June 13, 1989, as revised on
December 11, 1990, is hereby adopted by reference as if fully incorporated
herein. A copy of such personnel policies is on file in the office
of the city secretary.
(1990 Code, sec. 6.600)
(a)
Every
officer, agent or employee of the city, and every officer, agent,
or employee of an authorized provider of emergency services, including
but not limited to every unit of government or subdivision thereof,
while responding to emergency calls or reacting to emergency situations,
regardless of whether an emergency has been declared or proclaimed
by any governmental unit, is hereby authorized to act, or not to act,
in such a manner as to most effectively deal with the emergency.
(b)
An
action or inaction is effective if it in any way contributes or can
reasonably be thought to contribute to the preservation of any life
or property.
(c)
This
section shall prevail over every other ordinance of the city and,
to the extent to which the city has the power to so authorize, over
any other law establishing a standard of care in conflict with this
section.
(d)
Neither
the city nor any officer, agent or employee thereof nor other unit
of government or subdivision thereof or its officers, agents or employees
shall be liable for any failure to use ordinary care in such emergency.
(e)
It
is the intent of the city council, by adopting this section, to:
(1)
Assure reasonably effective action in emergency situations by those
entrusted with the responsibility of saving lives and property; and
(2)
Protect such governmental units from liability, and their officers,
agents and employees from unintentional tort liability to the fullest
extent permitted by law.
(f)
This
section shall be liberally construed to carry out the intent of the
city council.
(1990 Code, sec. 6.900)
