N.Y. Village Law § 9-900: Acts or resolutions of the board of trustees that are subject to referendum on petition

§ 9-900 Acts or resolutions of the board of trustees that are subject

to referendum on petition. l. Whenever this chapter shall expressly

provide that an act or resolution of the board of trustees is subject to

a permissive referendum, such act or resolution shall be subject to a

referendum on petition as set forth in the next section.

2. Within ten days after the performance of any act or the adoption of

any resolution by the board of trustees which is subject to a permissive

referendum as above described, the village clerk shall, in the same

manner as is provided for notice of a general village election, post and

publish a notice which shall set forth the date of the adoption of the

act or resolution and contain an abstract of such act or resolution

concisely stating the purpose and effect thereof, and indicating that

such act or resolution is subject to a permissive referendum.

3. Whenever any state statute shall provide that any local law or

resolution of the board of trustees is subject to a mandatory referendum

and if no other procedure is otherwise provided for, such referendum

shall be conducted as provided in this article as if such referendum

were a permissive referendum upon which a valid petition had been filed

with the date of adoption of such act or resolution by the board of

trustees being deemed the date of the filing of the petition. In the

event a mandatory referendum on the adoption of a local law is held at a

time other than at the time of a general village election for officers

as provided by section twenty-three of the municipal home rule law, such

referendum shall be conducted as provided in this article as if such

referendum were a permissive referendum upon which a valid petition had

been filed with the date of the adoption of such local law by the board

of trustees being deemed the date of the filing of the petition.

4. Whenever a village has provided that village elections shall occur

on the day of the general election pursuant to section 15-104 of the

election law, and:

a. whenever this chapter or any state statute shall provide that any

local law or resolution of the board of trustees is subject to a

mandatory referendum and if no other procedure is otherwise provided

for, such referendum shall be conducted as provided in section

twenty-three of the municipal home rule law; or

b. whenever this chapter or any state statute shall provide that an

act of resolution of the board of trustees is subject to a permissive

referendum, such act or resolution shall be subject to a referendum on

petition as set forth in paragraph a of subdivision one of section

twenty-four of the municipal home rule law.