09-138 - Valley Cities - Valley Narcotics Enforcement Team (VNET)

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June 17, 2009 jurisdiction or its personnel, such jurisdiction shall not be required to share responsibility for the payment of the judgment or award. B. Intentionallv Wronaful Conduct Bevond the Scope of Emplovment. Nothing herein shall require, or be interpreted to require indemnification or sharing in the payment of any judgment against any VNET personnel for intentionally wrongful conduct that is outside of the scope of employment of any individual or for any judgment of punitive damages against any individual or jurisdiction. Payment of any award for punitive damages shall be the sole responsibility of the person or jurisdiction that employs the person against whom such award is rendered. C. Collective Representation and Defense. The jurisdictions may retain joint legal counsel to collectively represent and defend the jurisdictions in any legal action. Those jurisdictions retaining joint counsel shall share equally the costs of such representation or defense. In the event a jurisdiction does not agree to joint representation, the jurisdiction shall be solely responsible for all attorneys fees accrued by its individual representation or defense. The jurisdictions and their respective defense counsel shall make a good faith attempt to cooperate with other participating jurisdictions by, including but not limited to, providing all documentation requested, and making VNET members available for depositions, discovery, settlement conferences, strategy meetings, and trial. D. Removal From Lawsuit. In the event a jurisdiction or employee is successful in withdrawing or removing the jurisdiction or employee from a lawsuit by summary judgment, qualified immunity, or otherwise, the jurisdiction shall nonetheless be required to pay its equal share of any award for or settlement of the lawsuit; PROVIDED, however, that in the event a jurisdiction or employee is removed from the lawsuit 'and subsection (A) of this section is satisfied, the jurisdiction shall not be required to pay any share of the award or settlement. E. Settlement Process. It is the intent of this Agreement that the jurisdictions act in good faith on behalf of each other in conducting settlement negotiations on liability claims or lawsuits so that, whenever possible, all parties agree with the settlement or, in the alternative, agree to proceed to trial. In the event a claim or lawsuit requires the sharing of liability, no individual jurisdiction shall be authorized to enter into a settlement agreement with a claimant or plaintiff unless all jurisdictions agree with the terms of the settlement. Any settlement made by an individual jurisdiction without the agreement of the remaining jurisdictions, when required, shall not relieve the settling jurisdiction from paying an equal share of any final settlement or award. Valley Narcotics Enforcement Team Interlocal Agreement 6