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789 – Effect on Existing Laws of Village.

§ 789. Effect on existing laws of village. 1. Except as otherwise provided in the dissolution plan or elector initiated dissolution plan, as the case may be, all local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of a village in effect on the date of the dissolution of such village, including but not limited to zoning ordinances, […]

774 – Proposed Dissolution Plan.

§ 774. Proposed dissolution plan. 1. The governing body of a local government entity may, by resolution, endorse a proposed dissolution plan for the purpose of commencing dissolution proceedings under this article. 2. The proposed dissolution plan shall specify: (a) the name of the local government entity to be dissolved; (b) the territorial boundaries of […]

775 – Publication of Proposed Dissolution Plan.

§ 775. Publication of proposed dissolution plan. No later than five business days after commencement of dissolution proceedings pursuant to section seven hundred seventy-four of this title, the governing body of the local government entity to be dissolved shall: 1. cause a copy of the proposed dissolution plan, along with a descriptive summary thereof, to […]

776 – Public Hearings on Proposed Dissolution Plan.

§ 776. Public hearings on proposed dissolution plan. 1. The governing body of the local government entity to be dissolved shall set a time and place or places for one or more public hearings on the proposed dissolution plan. The hearing or hearings shall be held no less than thirty-five days and no more than […]

777 – Referendum Resolution for Dissolution of Villages.

§ 777. Referendum resolution for dissolution of villages. 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 […]

778 – Effective Date of Dissolution Plan.

§ 778. Effective date of dissolution plan. A local government entity dissolved pursuant to a dissolution plan shall continue to be governed as before dissolution until the effective date of the dissolution specified in the dissolution plan; provided, however, that no dissolution plan for a village shall take effect unless approved by a majority of […]

779 – Initiative of Electors Seeking Dissolution.

§ 779. Initiative of electors seeking dissolution. 1. The electors of a local government entity may commence a dissolution proceeding by filing an original petition, containing not less than the number of signatures provided for in subdivision two of this section and in the form provided for in subdivision three of this section, with the […]

780 – Conduct of Referendum.

§ 780. Conduct of referendum. 1. A referendum on a proposed dissolution required by sections seven hundred seventy-seven or seven hundred seventy-nine of this title shall be placed before the electors in the local government entity to be dissolved at a special election to be held not less than sixty or more than ninety days […]

781 – Canvassing of Vote; Moratorium on Further Referendum.

§ 781. Canvassing of vote; moratorium on further referendum. 1. In any referendum held pursuant to this title, the ballots cast shall be counted, returns made and canvassed and results certified in the same manner as other municipal elections or referendums for the local government entity affected by the proposed dissolution. 2. Dissolution shall not […]

782 – Duty to Approve Proposed Elector Initiated Dissolution Plan.

§ 782. Duty to approve proposed elector initiated dissolution plan. 1. In the case of a proposed dissolution of a local government entity properly initiated by petition of electors pursuant to section seven hundred seventy-nine of this title, if a majority of the electors voting at a referendum vote in favor of dissolution, the entity’s […]