Section 777. Referendum resolution for dissolution of villages  


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  • 1. If a
      dissolution  plan  calls  for  the  dissolution  of  a   village,   then
      contemporaneous with the final approval of the dissolution plan pursuant
      to subdivision three of section seven hundred seventy-six of this title,
      the governing body of the village shall enact a resolution calling for a
      referendum on the proposed dissolution by the electors in the village.
        2.   The  resolution  calling  for  the  referendum  on  the  proposed
      dissolution shall:
        (a) provide (i) the name of the village to be dissolved; and (ii)  the
      date  for  the referendum, in accordance with subdivision one of section
      seven hundred eighty of this title;
        (b) state the substance  of  the  question  to  be  submitted  to  the
      electors; and
        (c)  set forth such other matters as may be necessary to call, provide
      for and give notice of the referendum and to  provide  for  the  conduct
      thereof and the canvass of the returns thereupon.
        3.   The  resolution  calling  for  the  referendum  on  the  proposed
      dissolution shall have attached to it the final approved version of  the
      dissolution plan.
        * NB Effective March 21, 2010