The Township shall indemnify township employees and officials for all
claims, including defense costs, if the person establishes that the act or
omission upon which the claim and judgment was based occurred within the scope
of his or her employment as an employee and/or official of the Township and
the Township fails to establish that he or she acted or failed to act because
of actual fraud, actual malice or willfullness of conduct.
This chapter shall be liberally construed.