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<br />..-- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Council of the County of Hawaii finds that the acts alleged in the <br /> <br />complaint, if they occurred, were done in'good faith and the probability of punitive <br /> <br />damages b~ing adjudged is small; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Council of the County, ()fHaw~ii fin~s that the payment of <br /> <br />, , <br />". ~ <br />. .. ..,"'. " . ,I . '. ". , _ . <br />punitive'damages serves a public'purpose because it encourages public service, minimizes <br />, , ' <br /> <br />, the c9sts,ofhiring a cadie of attorneys, by the County of Hawaii and assures that a <br /> <br />plaintiff can collect on his judgment~ if any; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Council of the County of Hawaii further finds that for this reason, <br /> <br />it is in the public interest to indemnify the individually named defendants in this action <br /> <br />, ' <br /> <br />, for all damages that may be assessed, including punitive damages, so that the Corporation <br /> <br />Counsel,' and his authorized representatives, can represent all the named parties who are <br /> <br />employees of the County of Hawaii; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS"the representation by the Corporation Counsel, and his authorized <br /> <br />representatives, of such individually named parties is not an admission of liability by the <br /> <br />Council of the County of Hawaii. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE <br /> <br />COUNTY OF HA WAIl, that the Corporation CQ\lnsel, and his authorized <br /> <br />, ' <br />, ' <br />, . ' <br />representatives, is authorized to enter into an agreement with the individually named <br /> <br />parties, who'are employees of the County of Hawaii, to carry out the purpose of this <br /> <br />resolution, to be' executed and provided by law. <br /> <br />-2- <br />