N.Y. County Law Section 269
Increase of maximum amount to be expended

At any time after the establishment of a district pursuant to this article, the maximum amount authorized to be expended for the original improvement or for the original improvement, the plans for which have been amended or modified pursuant to § 253-A (Provision for excess sewer, drainage or water facilities)section two hundred fifty-three-a of this article, in such district may be increased by a resolution of the board of supervisors on its own motion or provided a petition requesting such increase executed and acknowledged in accordance with § 253 (Preparation of maps and plans)section two hundred fifty-three of this article is presented to the board of supervisors, and provided the board of supervisors shall, after a public hearing called and held in the manner prescribed by § 254 (Public hearing)section two hundred fifty-four of this article, determine that it is in the public interest to authorize the increase of such maximum amount and provided that whenever it is proposed or required that the county in which such district is located shall finance the cost thereof by the issuance of the bonds, notes, certificates or other indebtedness of the county therefor, or shall assume the payment of annual installments of debt service on obligations issued to finance the cost of facilities, pursuant to § 262 (Performance of the work)section two hundred sixty-two of this article, and the cost to the typical property or, if different, the cost to the typical one or two family home is above the average estimated cost to the typical properties or homes for the establishment of similar types of districts as may be annually computed by the state comptroller, the comptroller of the state of New York shall have made, prior to such public hearing, an order approving the increase of such maximum amount as stated in the motion or petition. The order of the comptroller shall be prepared in duplicate and one copy thereof filed in the office of the department of audit and control and the other copy in the office of the clerk of the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is located. If zones of assessment have been established, such resolution of the board of supervisors shall provide for the allocation of such increase as between such zones of assessment, and the notice of such public hearing shall state such allocation. The resolution of the board of supervisors shall be subject to a permissive referendum in the same manner and extent as provided for in § 256 (Establishment of a county district)section two hundred fifty-six of this article.

Source: Section 269 — Increase of maximum amount to be expended, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/CNT/269 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Dec. 13, 2025).

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Purpose 251
County agency 252
Powers of county agency 253
Preparation of maps and plans 253–A
Provision for excess sewer, drainage or water facilities 253–B
Amendment or modification of plans 254
Public hearing 255
Representation by municipalities and district 256
Establishment of a county district 256–A
Consolidation of Suffolk county sewer district number two Holbrook and Suffolk county sewer district number four - Birchwood North Shore 256–B
Suffolk county wastewater management district 257
Permissive referendum 258
Application to the department of audit and control 259
Recording and filing of determination 260
Review 261
Administration of the county district 262
Performance of the work 263
Powers 263–A
Powers with respect to lake protection and rehabilitation 264
Rules and regulations 265
Contracts 266
Water rates, water quality treatment, sewage, wastewater disposal and refuse collection charges and revenues 267
Expense of the improvement 268
Increase and improvement of facilities 269
Increase of maximum amount to be expended 270
Assessment of the cost 271
Alternative method of assessment 272
Taxation of district property 273
Contracts with public authorities for county water districts 274
Extension of the district 274–A
Consolidation of county districts by board of supervisors 274–B
Consolidation of the district and its extensions 275
Sale of water district facilities 276
Jurisdiction of other state agencies 277
Establishment of certain county sewer districts in Suffolk county 277–A
Conveyance or lease to the county of Westchester by a city, town or village in the county’s New Rochelle sanitary sewer district of sewer... 278
Definitions 279
Operation of certain collection and disposal facilities in Suffolk county 279–A
Acquisition of real property for future districts in Suffolk county 279–B
Agreements of county district 279–C
Certain agreements of a county sewer district in Orange county 279–D
Water districts in the county of Westchester
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Verified:
Dec. 13, 2025

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

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