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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 member <br />of the public, the press, or any city employee concerning the Employee's termination except <br />in the form of a joint press release or statement, which is mutually agreeable to the City and <br />the Employee. The joint press release or statement shall not contain any text or information <br />that is disparaging to either Party. Either Party may verbally repeat the substance of the joint <br />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 otherwise, <br />arising out of any alleged act or omission occurring in the performance of City Manager's duties <br />or resulting from the exercise of his judgment or discretion in connection with the performance of <br />his duties. City shall not unreasonably refuse to provide for legal representation at City's expense. <br />Legal representation, provided by City for City Manager, shall extend until a final determination <br />of the legal action including any and all losses, damages, judgments, interests, settlements, fines, <br />court costs, and the reasonable costs and expenses of legal proceedings, including appeals, and <br />including attorneys' fees, and expert witness fees and all other trial and appellate costs, and other <br />liabilities incurred, imposed upon, or suffered by such City Manager in connection with or <br />resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding, actual or threatened, arising out of or in <br />connection with the performance of City Manager's 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 THE NEXT PAGE] <br />10 <br />55394.00000 \8170424.1 <br />