§ 14-7. Insurance required; indemnification of county.

(a)

The grantee shall indemnify and hold harmless the county at all times during the term of this franchise from and against all claims for injury or death to person or physical damage to property, both real and personal, which result from the negligence of the grantee, his employees, agents or assigns in the construction, erection, operation or maintenance of any structure, equipment, appurtenances or product authorized or used pursuant to authority of this chapter. The grantee shall carry liability insurance in such form and with such companies as shall be approved by the county attorney so as to protect the county and the grantee from and against any and all such claims resulting from injury or death to persons or damages to property. The amount of such liability insurance shall be not less than $100,000.00 as to any one person and $300,000.00 as to any one accident, and property damage insurance for not less than $50,000.00 for any one accident.

(b)

The grantee, and/or its insurance carrier, upon due notice in writing from the county, shall defend at its own expense any action or proceedings against the county in which it is claimed that the injury, death or damages was due to the grantee's negligence in the operation of its television system, and in the event of a determination of liability shall indemnify the county.

(Code 1992, § 12-7)