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N.Y. GMU Law § 761

This is the official text of N.Y. GMU Law § 761, part of New York’s GMU Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "GMU Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Publication of proposed elector initiated consolidation plan

Official statutory text

§ 761. Publication of proposed elector initiated consolidation plan.\nNo later than five business days after approving a proposed elector\ninitiated consolidation plan pursuant to section seven hundred sixty of\nthis title, the governing body or bodies of the local government\nentities to be consolidated shall:\n 1. cause a copy of the proposed elector initiated consolidation plan,\nalong with a descriptive summary thereof, to be displayed and readily\naccessible to the public for inspection in a public place or places\nwithin each entity;\n 2. cause the proposed elector initiated consolidation plan, along with\na descriptive summary thereof and a reference to the public place or\nplaces within each entity where a copy thereof may be examined, to be\ndisplayed on a website maintained by each entity or otherwise on a\nwebsite maintained by the village, town and/or county in which the\nentities are located; and\n 3. arrange to be published a descriptive summary of the proposed\nelector initiated consolidation plan and a reference to the public place\nor places within the entities where a copy thereof may be examined, at\nleast once each week for four successive weeks, in a newspaper having a\ngeneral circulation within each entity.\n

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