§ 3618. Defense and indemnification. The corporation shall not execute
any of its powers, including the special powers authorized by section
thirty-six hundred six of this title, except as necessary to commence
its corporate existence, until the town by local resolution has elected
to make the provision of section eighteen of the public officers law
applicable to employees of the corporation (as such term is defined in
section eighteen of the public officers law) pursuant to subdivision two
of such section; provided, however, that nothing contained within this
section shall be deemed to permit the corporation to extend the
provisions of section eighteen of the public officers law upon any
independent contractor.