712 – Adjudication and Determination in the Supreme Court.
§ 712. Adjudication and determination in the supreme court. 1. In the event that one or more but not all of the governing boards of the affected local governments shall determine that it is not in the over-all public interest to approve the proposed annexation, the governing board of any other affected local government may […]
703-A – Resolution by Governing Boards of Municipalities to Initiate Annexation of Territory.
§ 703-a. Resolution by governing boards of municipalities to initiate annexation of territory. Except for territory proposed to be annexed which is entirely uninhabited or territory in an agricultural district, or outside of such district but eligible for an agricultural assessment, pursuant to article twenty-five-AA of the agriculture and markets law, the governing boards of […]
704 – Notice of Hearing on Petition or Joint Resolution to Initiate Annexation of Territory.
§ 704. Notice of hearing on petition or joint resolution to initiate annexation of territory. 1. In the event it is proposed to annex territory, the governing board or boards of the local government or governments to which it is proposed to annex such territory and the governing board or boards of the affected local […]
705 – Hearing.
§ 705. Hearing. 1. Such governing boards shall meet at the time and place specified in such notice or amended and republished notice. The members of the participating boards shall agree on the selection of one of their members to preside at such meeting and in the event no such agreement is reached, he shall […]
706 – Annexation of Uninhabited Territory Belonging to a City or a Village.
§ 706. Annexation of uninhabited territory belonging to a city or a village. 1. Village-owned territory. If a village is the owner of uninhabited territory adjoining the village, such territory may be annexed to the village if the town board of the town in which such territory is situated, by a concurring vote of a […]
707 – Disposition of Property in Area Proposed to Be Annexed.
§ 707. Disposition of property in area proposed to be annexed. 1. Except as may be provided in an agreement among the affected local governments, as authorized by subdivision two of this section concerning the retention, division, regulation, land use or other disposition of real and personal property and rights in real and personal property […]
708 – Assumption of Debt.
§ 708. Assumption of debt. 1. Except as may be provided in an agreement among any of the affected local governments as authorized by subdivision two of this section concerning the apportionment of any indebtedness and any contract or other liabilities, and interest thereon, any such indebtedness or liabilities, or interest, in the event of […]
700 – Short Title.
§ 700. Short title. This article shall be known as the “municipal annexation law.”
702 – Legislative Intent.
§ 702. Legislative intent. It is the intention of the legislature by the enactment of this article to provide a municipal annexation law pursuant to the provisions of the bill of rights for local governments in subdivision (d) of section one of article nine of the constitution, which provisions specify basic prerequisites to the annexation […]
703 – Petition by Residents or Property Owners to Initiate Annexation of Territory.
§ 703. Petition by residents or property owners to initiate annexation of territory. 1. Territory in one or more local governments adjoining one or more other local governments may be annexed to the latter pursuant to the provisions of this article. A petition for such annexation, describing the territory, stating the approximate number of inhabitants […]