P-0095 Legal Defense for OC Employees

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2� 3. 4• 5. 6, 7. 8. 'defense of ,employees and officers in civil or criminal actions or proceeding 9. brought against employees and officers on account of acts done or omissalons 10. made in the scope and course of employment or duty as an employee or 11. officer of the County. He also recommended Board action to ratify its 12. previous authorisation to pay claims and judgments entered against County 13. employees in certain situations. 14. Commissioner Whitted moved that the Board ratify and confirm its 15. authorization to the County to provide for the defense of employees and 16. officers in any civil or criminal action or proceeding brought against the 17* employee either in his or her Official or individual capacity on account of 18. any -acts done or omissions made or any act allegedly done or omission 199 allegedly made in the scope and course of employment or duty as an 206 employee . or officer of the County. Commissioner Whitted further moved 21. that the Board ratify its authorization of the payment by the County of any 22& claim or eivil judgment not involving actual fraud, corruption or actual 23. malice on the part of the employee against whom the claim is made, to the 24. dollar limits of insurance coverage and for the risks covered by policies of 25. 26. insurance in effect from time- to-time. This authorization shall also include 27. the payment by the County of any "retainage" (deductable) existing on any 28. such policy of insurance when such retainage is applied by the insurance 29. carrier to the payment of any claim made or civil judgment entered. against 30. any employee. 31. Commissioner Gustaveson seconded the motion. 32. Vote: Ayes ;; Noes, p. 33. The Clerk was thereupon directed to make this action of the Board 34. available for public inspection. • 35• 36. 37. 38. 39. too _