This case raises the issue of the statutory discretion afforded trial courts to award costs and attorneys' fees under New York's Open Meetings Law (Public Officers Law §§ 100-111). Given the intentional and flagrant nature of the Open Meetings Law violations that took place, the trial court was fully justified in awarding attorneys' fees under the statute.
On February 17, 1993...
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