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Sec. 2-76. - Indemnification of public officials and employees.#
(a)
Pursuant to and in accordance with G.L. 1956, § 45-15-16, all public employees, officials, members of boards, agencies and commissions, both elected and appointed, paid and unpaid, of the town, including members of any school committee and any other person employed by the school department and any person appointed to any board, agency or commission by such school committee of the town, paid and unpaid, are hereby indemnified by the town from all loss, cost, expense and damage, including legal fees and court costs, if any, arising out of any claim, action, compromise, settlement or judgment by reason of any intentional tort or by reason of any alleged error or misstatement or action or omission, or neglect or violation of the rights of any person under federal or state law, including misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance or any act, omission or neglect contrary to any federal or state law which imposes personal liability on any such person, if such person, at the time of such intentional tort or act, omission or neglect, was acting within the scope of his official duties or employment.
(b)
No such indemnification shall apply to any person described in subsection (a) of this section for any misstatement, error, act, omission or neglect if it resulted from willful, wanton or malicious conduct on the part of such person.
(Code 1982, § 2-5; Code 2003, § 2-76)
State Law reference— Indemnification for public officials, G.L. 1956, § 45-15-16.
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Sec. 2-77. - Table of organization.#
The following is the table of organization for the town:
(Code 2003, § 2-77)