[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Round Lake 9-15-1986 by L.L. No. 1-1986. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
The Village Board hereby adopts § 18
of the Public Officers Law and confers the benefits thereon upon all
Village officers and employees.
The Village shall provide for the defense of
any Village officer or employee in any civil action or proceeding
arising out of any alleged act or omission in which it is alleged
that the officer or employee has violated the civil rights of a claimant,
petitioner or plaintiff under §§ 1981 and 1983 of the
United States Civil Rights Act. The Village shall indemnify and save
harmless such officer or employee in the amount of any judgment or
settlement of claim obtained against such officer or employee. Such
legal defense and indemnification shall be provided where the officer
or employee at the time of such alleged act or omission was acting
"in good faith and within the scope of his public employment powers
or duties." The provisions of this section shall be in addition to
any other statute, local law or enactment providing legal defense
and indemnification in civil actions brought against such officer
or employee.
