N.Y. Town Law § 216: Powers of town board

§ 216. Powers of town board. Every petition for any purpose required

by article twelve of this chapter to be initiated by petition shall be

presented to the town board but no such petition for any such purpose

within a district to which this article shall apply, shall be acted upon

by the town board unless such petition and the purposes thereof shall

have been approved in writing by a majority of the commissioners of such

district. The town board shall call a hearing upon all petitions so

approved by the commissioners and give notice thereof and such hearing

shall be held in the manner provided in article twelve of this chapter.

The town board shall call a hearing upon other purposes authorized by

article twelve of this chapter to be undertaken without petition, only

after such purposes shall have been approved in writing by a majority of

the commissioners of such district, and the town board shall give notice

thereof and such hearing shall be held in the manner provided in article

twelve of this chapter. If the town board shall determine to grant the

petition or to authorize any such purpose, it may delegate to the board

of commissioners the conduct of all further proceedings thereon pursuant

to article twelve. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to

delegate or transfer any power of the town board not contained in

article twelve or in sections two hundred thirty-seven, two hundred

thirty-eight and two hundred thirty-nine of article fifteen of this

chapter.