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REV: 02-26-26 VR <br />11. Indemnification. <br />11.1 Consultant will defend, indemnify and hold harmless (collectively <br />“Indemnify”) City and its officers, boards and commissions, agents, employees and <br />volunteers (collectively “Indemnitees”) from and against all claims, damages, <br />losses and expenses including attorney fees (collectively “Losses”) arising out of <br />the performance of the Services, caused by the negligent acts, errors and/or <br />omissions of Consultant, or any Consultant Personnel or anyone for whose acts <br />any of them may be liable (collectively, “Responsible Parties”). Consultant’s <br />responsibilities under this Section 11 include liability arising from, connected with, <br />caused by, or claimed to be caused by the active or passive negligent acts or <br />omissions of City, which may be in combination with the acts or omissions of any <br />Responsible Party, provided that Consultant’s duty to Indemnify will not include <br />any Losses arising from the sole negligence or willful misconduct of City, nor shall <br />Consultant’s duty to Indemnify shall not include claims or other liabilities arising <br />out of erroneous information provided to Hearing Officer by the City.. <br />City agrees to Indemnify Hearing Officer from any and all Losses to which Hearing <br />Officer may be subject arising out of our resulting from Hearing Officer’s good faith <br />performance of this Agreement. The City’s duty to Indemnify shall not apply to any <br />punitive or exemplary damages which may be awarded by a court against Hearing <br />Officer, nor shall this paragraph apply to liability incurred by Hearing Officer for <br />actions outside the scope of Hearing Officer’s services or which result negligent <br />conduct or through use of any personal vehicle. <br /> <br />11.2. Notwithstanding Consultant’s obligation to defend City hereunder, City has <br />the right to conduct its own defense and seek reimbursement for reasonable costs <br />of defense from Consultant, if City chooses to do so. <br />11.3. Consultant agrees to pay any and all costs City incurs enforcing the <br />provisions set forth in this Section 11. <br />11.4. Subsection 11.1 notwithstanding, in accordance with California Civil Code <br />Section 1668, as amended, nothing in this Agreement will be construed to exempt <br />the City from its own fraud, willful injury to the person or property of another, or <br />violation of law. <br />11.5. Nothing contained in this Agreement will be construed to require Consultant <br />to Indemnify Indemnitees against any responsibility or liability in contravention of <br />California Civil Code Section 2782.8, as amended. To the extent this Agreement <br />is a “construction contract” as defined by California Civil Code section 2783, as <br />amended, such duties of Consultant to indemnify will not apply when to do so <br />would be prohibited by California Civil Code Section 2782 as amended. <br />ATTY/AGR.2026.051/Civica Law Group (Admin Hearing Officer) (Page 4 of 11)