Richard M. Gardella, Esq., Corporation Counsel Attorney General of New York — Opinion Issued on: October 28, 1993 NY CONST, ART VIII, § 1; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW § 18(1), (2)(a) and(2)(b). A municipality by local law may provide for defense and indemnificationprovided that the expenditure of funds fulfills a public purpose. James D. Cole, Assistant […]