N.Y. General Municipal Law Section 120-P
Referendum in cities and villages


In any such city or village, whether acting severally or jointly, a copy of such contract, for construction mentioned in section one hundred twenty-c, with a copy of the determination required in section one hundred twenty-g, if the expenditures of such city or village to carry out such contracts are to be paid by taxes levied for the fiscal year in which such expenditures are to be made shall be published at least twice in one or more newspapers published therein, including the official newspaper or newspapers, if any, of such city or village, or posted in not less than five public places, and published at least twice in a newspaper circulating in such municipality if no newspaper is published therein. In the event that the municipality maintains a website, one of the posting requirements may be fulfilled by posting such information on the website. If, within fifteen days after the publication or posting of such contract and determination, a protest or protests against such contract shall be filed in the office of the clerk of such city or village signed either by not less than one-third of the governing body adopting such resolution or by a three per centum in number of the taxpayers thereof whose names appear on the last preceding assessment roll of real property, excluding special franchises, then such contract shall not become effective unless the governing body shall by a further resolution provide for the submission to the voters of a proposition to ratify such contract, nor unless, within sixty days after such publication or posting such proposition shall be adopted at a general election or at a special election to be called and held for that purpose, by a majority of the voters voting on such proposition. At any such election any person qualified to vote under the election law in general elections, who is a resident of the city or village, may vote. At least ten days’ notice of any election under this section shall be given by the clerk of the city or village by publication at least twice in one or more newspapers, including the official newspaper or newspapers, if any, of such city or village, or by posting in at least five public places, if no newspaper is published therein. Such election may be held and the result canvassed and certified as may be required by any general or special law applicable to an election upon a proposition in any such city or village, or in the absence of any such law as may be prescribed by any general ordinance. The voting shall be by ballot, prepared in the form prescribed by the election law. The facts as to the filing and sufficiency of any protests under this section, and as to the calling, holding or result of any election which may be required or held under this section or under any other statute with respect to the authorization of any such improvement or the ratification of any ordinance authorizing the same, and all facts affecting the validity of any contract mentioned in section one hundred twenty-c, including the organizations or acts of any town or sewer district shall, for the purpose of this section, be conclusively determined by a resolution of the governing body of any such city, town or village. A copy of such resolution shall be published twice in one or more newspapers, including the official newspaper or newspapers, if any, of such city, town or village, or posted in not less than five public places if no newspaper is published therein, and the facts therein stated shall not be disputed in any action commenced after the expiration of ten days after such publication or posting involving the validity of such contract, or of any tax, assessment or other charge to meet any payment thereunder, and such contract shall be conclusively deemed to be valid unless entered into in violation of this section, section one hundred twenty, or § 120-C (Obligations and privileges relating to sewerage contracts)section one hundred twenty-c of this chapter.

Source: Section 120-P — Referendum in cities and villages, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/GMU/120-P (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

120
Contracts for purification of water and sewerage
120‑A
Contracts for sewerage disposal
120‑AA
Source separation and segregation of recyclable or reuseable materials
120‑B
Supervision of sewage system
120‑BB
Town of Huntington solid waste management resource recovery facility
120‑C
Obligations and privileges relating to sewerage contracts
120‑CC
Enforcement of unpaid solid waste collection and/or disposal fee
120‑D
Officers of meeting
120‑E
By whom proposed district represented
120‑F
Contract
120‑G
Apportionment of cost
120‑H
Further provisions as to apportionment of cost
120‑I
Means of payment
120‑K
Payments
120‑L
Letting of contracts
120‑M
Application of other laws to procedure
120‑N
Maps and plans of sewers
120‑O
Definitions
120‑P
Referendum in cities and villages
120‑Q
Rules and regulations
120‑R
Cancellation of sewerage contracts for neglect
120‑S
Joint meeting for acquisition and operation of property
120‑T
Town and village may establish a joint water district
120‑U
Mutual aid for water service
120‑V
Contracts for disposal of sewage outside the state
120‑W
Contracts and agreements for solid waste management, collection and disposal
120‑X
Agreements for joint acquisition, construction and operation of public docks
120‑Z
Sewer hook-ups by private contractors
121
Establishment and maintenance of free public baths
121‑A
Creation of village and town police department in certain towns and villages
121‑B
Care of children admitted to certain places of amusement in certain cities, villages and towns under a local law or ordinance
122
Refusal to take persons to hospital prohibited
122‑B
General ambulance services
122‑C
Transport of police work dogs injured in the line of duty
123
Erection and operation of life-saving apparatus
124
Inspection of building elevators in Nassau county
125
Issuance of building permits
125‑A
Posting signs on dead-end roads
126
Establishment of public general hospitals
126‑A
Joint hospitals for cities, towns or villages
126‑B
Public hospitals for chronically ill
126‑B*2
Establishment of Broome county nursing home
126‑C
Appointment to board of managers of county hospital
127
Appointment and terms of office of managers
128
General powers and duties of managers
128‑A
Petty cash fund
129
General powers and duties of superintendent
129‑A
Erie county
130
Admission and maintenance of patients
131
Training school for nurses
132
Room for detention and examination of persons who are suspected of being mentally ill
133
Visitation and inspection
134
Existing county, town, city or village public general hospitals
135
Application of preceding sections
135‑A
Workshops in connection with hospitals and facilities for the aged
135‑B
Departments of occupational therapy in connection with public general hospitals and tuberculosis hospitals or sanatoria
135‑C
Prenatal and maternity care
136
Regulation of automobile junk yards
139‑C
Sheltered workshops
139‑D
Storage and display of firearms, ammunition and explosives

Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

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