10 – Classification of Towns.

§ 10. Classification of towns. Towns are divided into classes according to population, as shown by the latest federal or state census or enumeration, as follows: First class. Towns containing a population of ten thousand or more, excepting towns in Broome and Suffolk counties, and excepting also the town of Potsdam in St. Lawrence county […]

12 – Optional Change of Classification.

§ 12. Optional change of classification. 1. Any town of the second class, including towns in Suffolk and Broome counties and the town of Ulster in Ulster county, having a population of five thousand or more as shown by the latest federal census or in which the assessed valuation of the taxable real property as […]