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Agreement. 11. Intentionally Left Blank 12. Communications in the Event of Termination 12.1 In the event the City terminates Employee for any reason or no reason, the City and Employee agree that no member of the City Council or City employees acting on behalf of the City shall make any written, oral, or electronic statement to any member of the public, the press, or any City employee concerning the Employee's termination except in the form of a joint press release or statement, which is mutually agreeable to the City and the Employee. The joint press release or statement shall not contain any text or information that is disparaging to either Party. Either Party may verbally repeat the substance of the joint press release or statement in response to any inquiry. 13. Indemnification 13.1 City shall defend, hold harmless and indemnify City Manager against any tort, professional liability claim or demand or other legal action, whether groundless or otherwise, arising out of any alleged act or omission occurring in the performance of City Manager's duties or resulting from the exercise of his judgment or discretion in connection with the performance of his duties. City shall not unreasonably refuse to provide for legal representation at City's expense. Legal representation, provided by City for City Manager, shall extend until a final determination of the legal action including any and all losses, damages, judgments, interests, settlements, fines, court costs, and the reasonable costs and expenses of legal proceedings, including appeals, and including attorneys' fees, and expert witness fees and all other trial and appellate costs, and other liabilities incurred, imposed upon, or suffered by such City Manager in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding, actual or threatened, arising out of or in connection with the performance of City Manager's duties. 13.2 City agrees to pay all reasonable litigation expenses of City Manager throughout pendency of any City-related litigation to which City Manager is a party, witness or advisor to the City. Such expense payments shall continue beyond City Manager's employment with the City as long as litigation is pending. Post-employment, City agrees to pay City Manager for reasonable consulting fees, travel expenses and other costs, when City Manager serves as a witness, advisor or consultant to City regarding pending litigation. [SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE] 45635.01000\7118043.4 9 25L-11