Continuing Consultation with Legal Counsel; Cooperation with City Attorney. Witness and Involved Officers are entitled to consult with their legal counsel during the pendency of the critical incident investigation, up to and including any grand jury proceedings. Such reasonable and necessary meeting or meetings shall be considered on-duty time and the fees of the legal counsel may be eligible to be paid by the City pursuant to Minn. Stat. §466.76 and the City’s legal fees policy. Officers shall be personally responsible for payment of any legal fees which exceed the hourly rate provided for in the City’s legal fees policy. Both Witness and Involved Officers are required to meet with and otherwise cooperate with the Civil Division of the City Attorney’s Office as requested with regard to the investigation and subsequent defense of any civil litigation that may arise from a Critical Incident.
