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