N.Y. Village Law § 2-204: Notice of hearing

§ 2-204 Notice of hearing. 1. No later than three days after the

filing of a petition, the study and all exhibits and certifications

required by section 2-202 of this article or copies thereof, the

commission shall direct the town clerk of each town in which any portion

of such territory is located to cause to be posted in six public places

of the portion of the territory of each town where such proposed village

is to be located and also to be published at least twice in the

newspaper or newspapers designated pursuant to subdivision eleven of

section sixty-four of the town law, a notice issued by the commission:

that a petition for the incorporation of the village of (naming it) has

been received; that at a place in such territory and on a day, not less

than one hundred nor more than one hundred twenty days after the date of

the posting and first publication of such notice, which date and place

shall be specified therein, a hearing will be had upon such petition;

that such petition, the study and all exhibits and certifications

required by section 2-202 of this article, will be available for public

inspection in the office of each town clerk and on the website of the

department of state until the date of such hearing; that the purpose of

the hearing is to consider whether the village incorporation petition

meets all requirements of this article; that objections to the

sufficiency of the petition must be in writing and signed by one or more

of the residents of such town; and that any group of persons having one

or more objections in common may make designation in writing and signed

by them of at least one but no more than three persons giving the full

names and addresses on whom and at which addresses all papers required

to be served in connection with the proceeding for incorporation shall

be served. Within five days of receiving direction from the commission

pursuant to this subdivision, the town clerk or clerks shall provide to

the commission a list of the six locations where such notices are to be

posted. Should the commission object to any such locations submitted by

the town clerk or clerks, the commission shall, no later than seven days

after receipt of such list of locations, direct the town clerk or clerks

to post such notices in alternative locations designated by the

commission. The postings of such notices shall be made by the town clerk

or clerks no later than twenty days after the filing of such petition,

the study and all exhibits and certifications required by section 2-202

of this article or copies thereof. A majority of such designees must

reside in such town or towns. In the absence of any other suitable

place, such hearing shall be held in a school building, if any, located

in such territory. If such territory is located in more than one town

that fact shall be included in the notice of hearing. For the purposes

of this section, in the event that the town maintains a website, one of

the posting requirements required by this section may be fulfilled by

posting such information on the town's website.

2. The department of state shall post the study on the department of

state's website beginning at such time as required by section 2-202 of

this article at least until the procedures pursuant to section 2-234 or

2-236 of this article are satisfied, whichever occurs sooner.