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Council holds public hearing on draft indemnification ordinance; no vote tonight
Summary
Saratoga Springs City Council opened a public hearing on a proposed ordinance to amend Chapter 9 (defense, representation and indemnification). City attorney and residents discussed alignment with state law; council kept the hearing open and will not vote at this meeting.
The Saratoga Springs City Council held a public hearing on a proposed ordinance to amend Chapter 9 of the city code—"Defense, Representation and Indemnification"—but took no vote and left the hearing open for a later meeting.
City Attorney (speaking at the hearing) said the draft was modeled on state law and intended "to lawfully provide the widest possible scope of defense and indemnification to our city's officers and employees acting within the scope of their public employment." He told the council the draft tracks Public Officers Law sections 18 and 19 and expressly provides coverage "when the need for counsel…
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