Michigan § 12.280 - Personal liability of board member or officer, appointee, or employee of authority; indemnification; conflict of interest.

(1) A member of the board or an officer, appointee, or employee of the authority is not subject to personal liability when acting in good faith within the scope of his or her authority under this act or on account of liability of the authority under this act. The board may defend and indemnify a member of the board or an officer, appointee, or employee of the authority against liability arising out of the discharge of his or her official duties under this act. The authority may indemnify and procure insurance indemnifying members of the board and other officers and employees of the authority from personal loss or accountability for liability asserted by a person with regard to bonds or other obligations of the authority, or from any personal liability or accountability for the bond issue or other obligations or by reason of any other action taken or the failure to act by the authority under this act. The authority may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person against the liability asserted against the person and incurred by the person in any capacity or arising out of the status of the person as a member of the board or an officer or employee of the authority, whether or not the authority would have the power to indemnify the person against that liability under this subsection.

(2) A member, officer, employee, or agent of the authority shall not have an interest, either directly or indirectly, in any business organization engaged in any business, contract, or transaction with the authority or in any contract of any other person engaged in any business with the authority, or in the purchase, sale, lease, or transfer of any property to or from the authority.