[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Corinth 3-15-1989 by L.L. No. 2-1989 (Ch. 7 of the 1983 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Code of Ethics — See Ch. 46.
The Village Board of the Village of Corinth hereby confers the
benefits of § 18 of the Public Officers Law upon the officers
and employees of said Village and agrees to be held liable for costs
incurred under the provisions of such section.
The Village of Corinth shall provide for the defense of any
Village officer or employee in any civil action or proceeding arising
out of any alleged act or omission in which it is alleged that the
officer or employee has violated the civil rights of the claimant,
petitioner or plaintiff under §§ 1981 and 1983 of the
United States Civil Rights Act. The Village shall indemnify and save
harmless such officer or employee in the amount of any judgment or
settlement of claim obtained against such officer or employee. Such
legal defense and indemnification shall be provided where the officer
or employee, at the time of such alleged act or omission, was acting
in good faith and within the scope of his public employment, powers
or duties. The provisions of the section shall be in addition to any
other statute, local law or enactment providing legal defense and
indemnification in civil actions brought against such officer or employee.
The Village of Corinth shall provide for the defense and indemnification
of all Village officers and employees in any criminal action or proceedings
arising out of any alleged act or omission which occurred while the
officer or employee was acting within the scope of his public employment
or duties. This duty to provide for defense and indemnification shall
not arise where such criminal action or proceeding is brought by or
on behalf of the Village. The procedures outlined in § 18
of the Public Officers Law for defense and indemnification of officers
and employees in civil cases shall apply, where appropriate, in such
criminal cases.
