§ 10-87. Indemnification.

Pursuant to F.S. § 768.28, as amended, no officer, employee, or agent of the code enforcement officer shall be held personally liable in tort or named as a party defendant in any action for any injury or damage suffered as a result of any act, event, or omission of action in the scope of her or his employment or function, unless such officer, employee, or agent acted in bad faith or with malicious purpose or in a manner exhibiting wanton and willful disregard of human rights, safety, or property. The exclusive remedy for injury or damage suffered as a result of an act, event, or omission of an officer, employee, or agent of Belleair Beach shall be by action against the City of Belleair Beach, unless such act or omission was committed in bad faith or with malicious purpose or in a manner exhibiting wanton and willful disregard of human rights, safety, or property. The City of Belleair Beach shall not be liable in tort for the acts or omissions of an officer, employee, or agent committed while acting outside the course and scope of her or his employment or committed in bad faith or with malicious purpose or in a manner exhibiting wanton and willful disregard of human rights, safety, or property.

(Ord. No. 14-02, § 10, 6-2-2014)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 14-02, § 7, adopted June 2, 2014, repealed the former § 10-87, and § 10 of Ord. No. 14-02 enacted a new § 10-87 as set out herein. The former § 10-87 pertained to conflicting provisions and derived from Ord. No. 06-01, adopted February 6, 2006.