N.Y. General Municipal Law § 755: Referendum resolution for consolidation of towns or villages

§ 755. Referendum resolution for consolidation of towns or villages.

1. If a joint consolidation agreement calls for the consolidation of two

or more towns, two or more villages or one or more towns and villages,

then contemporaneous with the final approval of the joint consolidation

agreement pursuant to subdivision three of section seven hundred

fifty-four of this title, the governing body or bodies of the local

government entities to be consolidated shall enact a resolution calling

for a referendum on the proposed consolidation by the electors in each

of the entities.

2. The resolution calling for the referendum on the proposed

consolidation shall:

(a) provide (i) the name of each of the towns and/or villages proposed

to be consolidated, (ii) a statement fully describing the territory to

be included within the proposed consolidated local government entity,

(iii) the name of the proposed consolidated local government entity, and

(iv) the date for the referendum, in accordance with subdivision one of

section seven hundred fifty-eight of this title;

(b) state the substance of the question to be submitted to the

electors; and

(c) set forth such other matters as may be necessary to call, provide

for and give notice of the referendum and to provide for the conduct

thereof and the canvass of the returns thereupon.

3. The resolution calling for a referendum on the proposed

consolidation shall have attached to it the final approved version of

the joint consolidation agreement.