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Article: Health board scoffs at removal of indemnity; Selectmen's action meaningless, members say
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- The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
- Article date:
- March 2, 2002
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Christopher Walker The Patriot Ledger
Members of the Abington Health Board dispute the legality of a
decision to leave them vulnerable to personal loss in the legal fight
over a proposed trash transfer station.
On Monday, selectmen revoked the indemnity of the health board
members after the town's lawyers, Kopelman & Paige, dropped out of
the case in frustration over what it called too much meddling by the
board.
But the health board members and their new lawyers said the
selectmen ignored state and local laws that effectively force the
town to protect public officials from personal liability while acting
in their official duties.
"It's all a dog and pony show. They have an obligation here ...