N.Y. General Municipal Law Section 791
Liability of officials and employees

In the absence of fraud, gross negligence or willful misfeasance, no officer or employee of a local government entity shall be held personally liable upon any claim arising from the consolidation or dissolution of a local government entity pursuant to this article or any circumstances connected with such consolidation or dissolution.

Source: Section 791 — Liability of officials and employees, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/GMU/791 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 31, 2026).

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