N.Y. LFN Law § 33.10

§ 33.10 Mandatory or permissive referenda in counties. a. Except as\notherwise provided in paragraph b of this section neither the\nexpenditure of money for an object or purpose for which it is proposed\nto issue obligations nor a bond resolution or capital note resolution\nshall be subject to a mandatory or a permissive referendum in any\ncounty.\n b. * 2. If, prior to the effective date of this chapter in any county\noperating under an alternative or optional form of government, the board\nof supervisors of such county is empowered to submit to a referendum at\nany general or special election any act or resolution of the board\nproviding for the expenditure of any sum greater than two hundred fifty\nthousand dollars for a permanent public improvement or improvements\nwhether or not obligations are to be issued for such improvement or\nimprovements, the finance board of such county may submit to a\nreferendum at any general or special election, in the manner provided in\nsuch alternative or optional form of government, any act or resolution\nproviding for the expenditure of any sum greater than two hundred fifty\nthousand dollars for a permanent public improvement or improvements for\nwhich it intends to issue obligations.\n * NB There are 2 sb 2's\n * 2. A resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or capital notes\nby a county for the object or purpose described in subdivision\nforty-nine of paragraph a of section 11.00 of the local finance law\nshall be subject to a permissive referendum in the manner provided in\narticle three-A of the county law as amended from time to time.\n * NB There are 2 sb 2's\n