Notwithstanding any other provision of this title to the contrary, an elected official, employee, or officer is liable to a plaintiff for any act or omission which constitutes an intentional tort, including, but not limited to, assault, battery, sexual harassment, sexual battery, defamation, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, even if the act or omission constituting the intentional tort arose from and was directly related to the elected official’s, employee’s, or officer’s performance of his/her official duties or within the course and scope of their employment or position. [Ord. 05-31-2018-C § 2(02.05.03.040), 2018.]