§ 761. Publication of proposed elector initiated consolidation plan. No later than five business days after approving a proposed elector initiated consolidation plan pursuant to section seven hundred sixty of this title, the governing body or bodies of the local government entities to be consolidated shall:

Terms Used In N.Y. General Municipal Law 761

  • Consolidation: shall mean either (a) the combination of two or more local government entities resulting in the termination of the existence of each of the entities to be consolidated and the creation of a new entity which assumes jurisdiction over all of the terminated entities, or (b) the combination of two or more local government entities resulting in the termination of the existence of all but one of the entities which shall absorb the terminated entity or entities. See N.Y. General Municipal Law 750
  • Elector: shall mean a registered voter of this state registered to vote in the local government entity subject to consolidation or dissolution proceedings conducted pursuant to this article. See N.Y. General Municipal Law 750
  • Elector initiated consolidation plan: shall mean a written document that contains terms and information regarding the consolidation of two or more local government entities, a majority of whose electors have voted to consolidate, and that has been finalized and approved by the governing body or bodies of such entities or a judicial hearing officer pursuant to this article. See N.Y. General Municipal Law 750
  • entity: shall mean a town, village, district, special improvement district or other improvement district, including, but not limited to, special districts created pursuant to articles eleven, twelve, twelve-A or thirteen of the town law, library districts, and other districts created by law; provided, however, that a local government entity shall not include school districts, city districts or special purpose districts created by counties under county law. See N.Y. General Municipal Law 750
  • Governing body: shall mean the body in which the general legislative, governmental and/or public powers of a local government entity are vested and by authority of which the official business of such entity is conducted. See N.Y. General Municipal Law 750
  • Proposed elector initiated consolidation plan: shall mean a written document that contains terms and information regarding the consolidation of two or more local government entities, a majority of whose respective electors have voted to consolidate such entities, that has been proposed, but not yet finalized and approved, by the governing body or bodies of such entities pursuant to this article. See N.Y. General Municipal Law 750

1. cause a copy of the proposed elector initiated consolidation plan, along with a descriptive summary thereof, to be displayed and readily accessible to the public for inspection in a public place or places within each entity;

2. cause the proposed elector initiated consolidation plan, along with a descriptive summary thereof and a reference to the public place or places within each entity where a copy thereof may be examined, to be displayed on a website maintained by each entity or otherwise on a website maintained by the village, town and/or county in which the entities are located; and

3. arrange to be published a descriptive summary of the proposed elector initiated consolidation plan and a reference to the public place or places within the entities where a copy thereof may be examined, at least once each week for four successive weeks, in a newspaper having a general circulation within each entity.

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