N.Y. County Law § 256-a: Consolidation of Suffolk county sewer district number two Holbrook and Suffolk county sewer district number four - Birchwood North Shore

§ 256-a. Consolidation of Suffolk county sewer district number two -

Holbrook and Suffolk county sewer district number four - Birchwood North

Shore. 1. The county legislature of Suffolk county is hereby authorized

to consolidate Suffolk county sewer district number two Holbrook and

Suffolk county sewer district number four - Birchwood North Shore in

accordance with the procedure contained in this section.

2. Resolution. The county legislature of Suffolk county may adopt a

resolution calling a public hearing upon the proposed consolidation of

Suffolk county sewer district number two - Holbrook and Suffolk county

sewer district number four - Birchwood North Shore.

3. Notice. The clerk of the county legislature shall give notice of

the hearing described in subdivision two of this section in such

newspapers and within such time period as set forth in section two

hundred fifty-four of this article. Such notice shall specify the time

when and the place where such hearing will be held and, in general

terms, describe the proposed consolidation and the proposed basis of the

future assessment of all costs of operation, maintenance and

improvements of such consolidated sewer district.

4. Hearing. The county legislature shall meet at the time and place

specified in such notice and hear all persons interested in the subject

matter thereof concerning the same. If the county legislature shall

determine that it is in the public interest to consolidate Suffolk

county sewer district number two - Holbrook and Suffolk county sewer

district number four - Birchwood North Shore as specified in said

notice, the Suffolk county legislature may adopt a resolution, subject

to a permissive referendum, so consolidating such sewer districts.

5. Notice of adoption of resolution. Within ten days after the

adoption by the Suffolk county legislature of the resolution described

in subdivision four of this section, the Suffolk county legislature

shall give notice thereof, at the expense of the county, by the

publication of a notice in such newspapers and within such time period

as set forth in section one hundred one of this chapter. Such notice

shall set forth the date of adoption of the resolution and contain an

abstract of such resolution, describing, in general terms, the sewer

districts so consolidated and the basis for the future assessment of all

costs of operation, maintenance and improvements and that such

resolution was adopted subject to a permissive referendum.

6. Petition. The resolution of the Suffolk county legislature

described in subdivision four of this section shall not take effect

until forty-five days after its adoption and shall be subject to

permissive referendum in each sewer district proposed to be consolidated

in accordance with the provisions of section two hundred fifty-seven of

this article.

7. Consolidation of Suffolk county sewer district number two Holbrook

and Suffolk county sewer district number four - Birchwood North Shore.

The consolidation of Suffolk county sewer district number two Holbrook

and Suffolk county sewer district number four - Birchwood North Shore

shall become effective on the thirty-first day of December next

succeeding; provided, however, that if the resolution described in

subdivision four of this section shall be adopted subsequent to the

first day of October in any year, such consolidation shall become

effective on the thirty-first day of December of the next succeeding

calendar year. Upon such consolidation of Suffolk county sewer district

number two - Holbrook and Suffolk county sewer district number four -

Birchwood North Shore, all the property of such sewer districts shall

become the property of the consolidated sewer district and the

consolidated sewer district shall assume and pay the indebtedness of

each of such original sewer districts as if such indebtedness had been

incurred subsequent to the consolidation.