15A member of the Council, and the heirs, executors, estate and effects of a member of the Council, shall be indemnified and saved harmless out of the funds of the Council with respect to all costs, charges and expenses that the member incurs in relation to any action or other proceeding brought or prosecuted against the member in connection with the duties of the person as a member of the Council and with respect to all other costs, charges and expenses that the member incurs in connection with those duties, except costs, charges and expenses that are occasioned by the member’s own wilful neglect or wilful default.