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N.Y. Village Law § 18-1828: Vote on commission report

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  1. Village Law
  2. Article 18. Alterations and Form of Government

§ 18-1828 Vote on commission report. A commission appointed pursuant

to this article shall report to the board of trustees within the time

provided in the local law creating such commission unless the board of

trustees, on its own motion, elects to extend such time, but in no

event, shall such time to report be extended more than ninety days. In

the event the commission prepares a local law establishing the position

of village manager, such local law shall be filed with the board of

trustees who shall submit such local law to the village attorney or an

attorney employed by the village to review the legal sufficiency of such

local law. The attorney shall review such local law and report to the

board whether or not such local law complies with sections twenty and

twenty-seven of the municipal home rule law and whether such local law

is consistent with the constitution and other laws of this state. If

such local law be filed after the first day of the month in which the

general village election is to be held and before the first day of the

month two months prior to the next general village election, a

proposition for the approval of such local law shall be submitted at a

special election of such village to be held not less than ten nor more

than sixty days after the filing of such petition. If such local law be

so filed on or after the first day of the month two months prior to the

date on which the general village election is to be held and on or

before the first day of the month in which the general village election

is to be held, the proposition for the approval of such local law shall

be submitted at the said general village election. A special election

hereunder shall be noticed, conducted, canvassed and otherwise held in

the same manner as provided in article nine of this chapter.

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