Court Action Against County Employees. Whenever any employee is proceeded against in his official capacity or as an individual because of acts committed while carrying out his duties as an officer or employee, the County's payment of all reasonable attorney fees, costs of defending the action, and judgment shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 895.46 of the Wisconsin Statutes. (1979) Any legitimate, specific dispute involving the reasonableness of such attorney fees shall be submitted to the State Bar of Wisconsin for Binding Arbitration. The reasonableness of attorney fees shall be determined in accordance with Wisconsin Supreme Court Rule 20:1.5. Attorney fees shall be submitted to the County on a monthly basis and shall be paid on a monthly basis unless disputed for a specific reason. Any employee involved in such litigation shall cooperate with the County in the defense and settlement of such litigation, and unless otherwise agreed upon, the defense and settlement of such litigation shall be controlled by the county. It being understood that if an irreconcilable conflict of interest exists in the defense of the employee that is maintained by the County and the position of the employee that the County and the employee shall maintain and control their own separate defenses respectively.
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