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NY Town L § 209-H (2021)
2021 New York Laws TWN - Town Article 12-A - Establishment or Extension of Improvement Districts--Alternate Procedure 209-H - Increase of Maximum Amount to Be Expended.

§  209-h.  Increase  of  maximum amount to be expended. 1. At any time   after the establishment of an improvement district or  of  an  extension   thereof  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  this  article  or  any other   applicable provision of law, the maximum amount proposed to be  expended   for  the improvement in such district, as stated in the notice of public   hearing on the establishment or  extension  of  such  district,  may  be   increased  by  an  order  of the town board provided that the town board   shall, after a public hearing  is  held  in  the  manner  prescribed  by   section  two hundred nine-d of this article, determine that it is in the   public interest to authorize the increase of such  maximum  amount,  and   provided the comptroller of the state of New York shall have made as may   be required pursuant to subdivision one of section two hundred nine-f of   this article, after such public hearing, an order approving the increase   of  such  maximum  amount  as  stated in the said notice of hearing. 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 town clerk of the town. The order of   the town board increasing the maximum amount to  be  expended  shall  be   subject to a permissive referendum in the manner provided in subdivision   three of section two hundred nine-e of this article. The comptroller may   not  make  an  order approving the increase in such maximum amount until   after the expiration of the time for filing a petition  requesting  that   the  matter  be submitted to referendum or, if such a petition is filed,   unless  the  vote  on  the  proposition  submitted  at  referendum   was   affirmative.2.  If the notice of public hearing for the establishment or extension   of the district proposes only the performance or  supplying  of  certain   services, and states the maximum amount to be expended annually for such   services, the maximum amount to be expended annually may be increased by   an order of the town board provided the town board shall, after a public   hearing,  determine  that  it is in the public interest to authorize the   increase of such maximum amount. The town board  shall  give  notice  of   such hearing by publication of a notice in at least one newspaper having   general  circulation  in  the  district specifying the time when and the   place where such hearing will be held and stating the increase  proposed   in  the  maximum  amount  to  be expended annually. Such notice shall be   published once at least ten days prior to the date  specified  for  such   hearing.  The  approval of the state comptroller to such increase in the   maximum amount to be expended annually shall not be required.
NY Town L § 209-I (2021)
2021 New York Laws TWN - Town Article 12-A - Establishment or Extension of Improvement Districts--Alternate Procedure 209-I - Refuse and Garbage Improvement Districts.

§  209-i.  Refuse  and garbage improvement districts. The purpose of a   refuse and garbage improvement district created pursuant to this article   may include, after complying with the provisions of this article for the   establishment of such a district, the prevention or reduction  of  waste   matter  consisting of carbon components of energy waste from residential   properties and the performance of energy audits  and  the  purchase  and   installation  of  energy  efficiency  improvements  on  such residential   properties. The term "energy efficiency improvement", as  used  in  this   subdivision,  shall  mean  a  material  improvement  made to an existing   residential property that reduces energy consumption, including but  not   limited  to caulking, weatherstripping, air sealing, insulation, heating   and cooling systems upgrades, solar  thermal  systems  and  conservation   measures,  in  a  cost-effective  manner  as  determined  by  the  town,   provided, however, that "energy efficiency improvement" does not include   a household appliance, such as a washing machine or  refrigerator,  that   is  not  permanently fixed to real property. The term "energy audit", as   used in this subdivision, shall mean a formal evaluation by a  qualified   contractor,  who  shall  be  approved  by  the town board, of the energy   consumption of a residential property for  the  purpose  of  identifying   methods to improve energy efficiency and reduce energy waste.
NY Town L § 209-S (2021)
2021 New York Laws TWN - Town Article 12-C - Sewer or Water Improvements 209-S - Water and Sewer District Tax Payments in the Town of Carmel, Putnam County.

§  209-s. Water and sewer district tax payments in the town of Carmel,   Putnam county.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of  law  to  the   contrary,  the  town  of  Carmel,  in  Putnam  county  may  correct,  by   resolution of the town, the omission of certain taxes due and  owing  by   the  town of Carmel to the Carmel sewer district #2 and the Carmel water   district #2 from nineteen hundred  ninety-five  to  two  thousand,  with   payment  of  such omitted taxes being made from the town's general fund,   and with corrected tax bills thereupon being issued pursuant to  section   five hundred fifty-four of the real property tax law.
NY Town L § 210 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TWN - Town Article 13 - Improvement District Commissioners 210 - Application.

§  210.  Application.  This  article  shall  apply  to any improvement   district which shall have adopted a  proposition  therefor  pursuant  to   subdivision ten of section three hundred forty-one of this chapter.
NY Town L § 211 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TWN - Town Article 13 - Improvement District Commissioners 211 - District Commissioners.

§  211.  District  commissioners.  In  each such improvement district,   there shall be an annual election on the second Tuesday in the month  of   December of each year. The terms of office of all district commissioners   elected  or appointed prior to the time this chapter takes effect, shall   terminate  on  the  thirty-first  day  of  December,  nineteen   hundred   thirty-three.  The  first annual election shall be held on the fifth day   of December, nineteen hundred thirty-three  and  at  such  election  the   qualified voters of the district shall elect one commissioner for a term   of  one  year,  one  commissioner  for  a  term  of  two  years  and one   commissioner for  a  term  of  three  years.  At  each  annual  election   thereafter  one  commissioner shall be elected for a term of three years   except as otherwise provided in section two  hundred  eleven-a  of  this   article.  Every  resident of the district who is qualified to vote for a   town  officer,  shall  be  eligible  to  hold  the  office  of  district   commissioner.
NY Town L § 211-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws TWN - Town Article 13 - Improvement District Commissioners 211-A - Special Provisions Applicable to the Fishers Island Garbage and Refuse District.

§  211-a.  Special provisions applicable to the Fishers Island garbage   and refuse  district.  1.  Effective  January  first,  nineteen  hundred   ninety-nine,  the number of district commissioners of the Fishers Island   garbage and refuse district shall be increased by two to a total of five   commissioners, consisting of the offices of three district commissioners   which already exist pursuant to section four of  chapter  three  hundred   sixty-eight  of the laws of nineteen hundred fifty-three and section two   hundred eleven of this article and two additional  offices  of  district   commissioners.  The  original  terms  of  office  of  the three district   commissioners whose offices already exist shall continue until the dates   they would otherwise next expire in the absence of this section.2. At the annual  district  election  in  the  year  nineteen  hundred   ninety-eight,  conducted in the manner prescribed by section two hundred   twelve of this article, the three vacancies in the offices  of  district   commissioners  which  arise  by reason of the creation of two additional   offices of district commissioners on  January  first,  nineteen  hundred   ninety-nine pursuant to subdivision one of this section and by reason of   the  expiration  of  the term of office of the one district commissioner   whose  term  expires  on   December   thirty-first,   nineteen   hundred   ninety-eight   pursuant   to  section  four  of  chapter  three  hundred   sixty-eight of the laws of nineteen hundred fifty-three (and as provided   in such  section,  pursuant  to  section  two  hundred  eleven  of  this   article), shall be filled. At such election, the qualified voters of the   district  shall  elect  one  commissioner for a term of three years, one   commissioner for a term of four years and one commissioner for a term of   five years.3. At each annual district election conducted subsequent to  the  year   nineteen  hundred  ninety-eight, the single vacancy arising each year by   reason of the expiration of the term  of  office  of  one  of  the  five   district  commissioners  on December thirty-first of that year, shall be   filled by the election to such office for a term  of  five  years  of  a   resident of the district who is qualified to vote for a town officer.
NY Town L § 212 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TWN - Town Article 13 - Improvement District Commissioners 212 - Annual Election and Notice Thereof.

§  212. Annual election and notice thereof. The district commissioners   of such improvement  district  shall  publish  at  the  expense  of  the   district   the   notice   of   each  election  of  improvement  district   commissioners held pursuant  to  this  article.  Such  notice  shall  be   published  at  least  once  in  one  or  more  newspapers having general   circulation in the district and the first publication thereof  shall  be   at  least  twenty  days  before  the day of such election. The notice of   annual election shall specify the time when  and  the  place  or  places   where  such  election shall be held and the hours during which the polls   will be open for the receipt of ballots. Notice of such  election  shall   also be posted on the websites of the district and the town in which the   district  is  located, if such websites are maintained, on the signboard   of the town, and conspicuously posted in three or more designated public   locations within the district, on or about the day on which such  notice   is  published. Such election shall be held at a suitable place or places   within the district designated by the  district  commissioners  and  the   polls  shall  remain  open  from  six  o'clock in the evening until nine   o'clock in the evening  and  such  additional  consecutive  hours  prior   thereto  as  the district commissioners may determine and specify in the   notice of such election. The board of  commissioners  of  such  district   shall  designate  for  each district election not less than two nor more   than four resident taxpayers to act as election  inspectors  and  ballot   clerks  for  each  designated  polling place. The board of commissioners   shall fix the compensation of such election inspectors and ballot clerks   in an amount not to exceed ten dollars per hour each for every  hour  or   part  thereof  of  such  service and such compensation shall be a charge   against the district. The board  of  commissioners  shall  cause  to  be   prepared  the  ballots  for  all elections, and may authorize the use of   voting machines at any annual or special election  of  the  district  in   accordance  with article nine of the election law. After the polls shall   have been closed at any election, the  election  inspectors  and  ballot   clerks  at each polling place shall immediately canvass the ballots cast   and shall publicly announce the result  of  the  vote  at  that  polling   place.   Within   twenty-four   hours  the  chairman  of  the  board  of   commissioners, election inspectors and ballot clerks shall  execute  and   file  a  certificate  of  the  result  of  the canvass with the board of   commissioners of the improvement district and with the clerk of the town   in which said district is located.
NY Town L § 212-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws TWN - Town Article 13 - Improvement District Commissioners 212-A - Election of Commissioners of Bethpage Water District and Hicksville Water District.

§  212-a.  Election  of  commissioners  of Bethpage water district and   Hicksville water district. Notwithstanding any provision of law  to  the   contrary,  the  annual  election  for commissioner of the Bethpage water   district and the annual election  for  commissioner  of  the  Hicksville   water district of the towns of Oyster Bay and Hempstead in the county of   Nassau  shall  be conducted by the commissioner or commissioners of such   district in the manner prescribed by section two hundred twelve of  this   article and shall be held on the second Tuesday in the month of December   of each year.
NY Town L § 213 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TWN - Town Article 13 - Improvement District Commissioners 213 - Qualification of Voters.

§  213.  Qualification  of voters. No person shall be entitled to vote   for improvement district commissioners unless he or she is a  registered   voter who shall have resided in the improvement district for a period of   thirty days next preceding any election of commissioners.
NY Town L § 214 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TWN - Town Article 13 - Improvement District Commissioners 214 - Oaths, Undertakings and Compensation of Commissioners.

§  214.  Oaths,  undertakings  and compensation of commissioners. Each   commissioner, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall  take   the  constitutional oath of office and execute to the town and file with   the town clerk an  official  undertaking  in  such  sum  and  with  such   sureties  as  the  town board may direct. The town board at any time may   require any such commissioners to file a new  official  undertaking  for   such  sum  and  with  such  sureties  as  the  board shall approve. Such   commissioners may  be  paid  such  an  amount  as  the  town  board  may   designate, but not to exceed the sum of one hundred dollars per day each   for  each  day  actually  and  necessarily  spent  in the service of the   district. Such compensation shall be deemed an  expense  of  maintaining   the district.
NY Town L § 215-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws TWN - Town Article 13 - Improvement District Commissioners 215-A - Postings on Website of District.

§  215-a.  Postings  on website of district. In addition to any public   notice or publication requirements of  any  other  general,  special  or   local  law,  all  public  notices  of  the  district, including, but not   limited to, notices of public meetings and hearings, whether pursuant to   this chapter or any other general, special or local law, shall be posted   in a timely manner on the websites of the district and the town in which   the district is located, if such websites are maintained. Copies of  any   reports   of   examination  of  the  district  performed  by  the  state   comptroller and reports of any external audit of district operations  or   any  management  letter prepared in conjunction with such external audit   report, annual financial reports made pursuant to section thirty of  the   general  municipal  law,  when a separate report on district finances is   prepared pursuant to such section,  and  any  other  annual  reports  on   district  finances shall be posted in a timely manner on the websites of   the district and the town in which the  district  is  located,  if  such   websites are maintained.
NY Town L § 216 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TWN - Town Article 13 - Improvement District Commissioners 216 - Powers of Town Board.

§  216.  Powers of town board. Every petition for any purpose required   by article twelve of this chapter to be initiated by petition  shall  be   presented  to  the  town board but no such petition for any such purpose   within a district to which this article shall apply, shall be acted upon   by the town board unless such petition and the  purposes  thereof  shall   have been approved in writing by a majority of the commissioners of such   district.  The  town  board  shall  call a hearing upon all petitions so   approved by the commissioners and give notice thereof and  such  hearing   shall  be held in the manner provided in article twelve of this chapter.   The town board shall call a hearing upon other  purposes  authorized  by   article  twelve  of this chapter to be undertaken without petition, only   after such purposes shall have been approved in writing by a majority of   the commissioners of such district, and the town board shall give notice   thereof and such hearing shall be held in the manner provided in article   twelve of this chapter. If the town board shall determine to  grant  the   petition  or to authorize any such purpose, it may delegate to the board   of commissioners the conduct of all further proceedings thereon pursuant   to article twelve.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed  to   delegate  or  transfer  any  power  of  the  town board not contained in   article twelve or in sections  two  hundred  thirty-seven,  two  hundred   thirty-eight  and  two  hundred  thirty-nine  of article fifteen of this   chapter.
NY Town L § 220 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TWN - Town Article 14 - General Improvements 220 - General Town Improvements.

§  220.  General  town improvements. Upon the adoption of a resolution   therefor, subject to a permissive referendum, the town board may:1. Erect a monument or monuments within the town in  commemoration  of   any person or event.2.  Purchase,  lease,  construct, alter or remodel a town hall, a town   lockup or any  other  necessary  building  for  town  purposes,  acquire   necessary  lands therefor, and equip and furnish such buildings for such   purposes, or to demolish or remove any town building.3. Establish airports, landing fields, public parking  places,  public   parks  or  playgrounds,  acquire the necessary lands therefor, and equip   the same with suitable buildings, structures and apparatus.4. Establish one or more public dumps or  dumping  grounds  within  or   without such town, and acquire the necessary land therefor. No such land   shall  be  acquired  within the corporate limits of any city, village or   other town for such purchase without the consent of the  governing  body   of the city, village or town in which such land is situated.Any expenditure approved pursuant to this section shall be paid for by   taxes  levied  for  the  fiscal  year in which such expenditure is to be   made. However, nothing contained in this section shall be  construed  to   prevent the financing in whole or in part, pursuant to the local finance   law,  of  any  expenditure  enumerated  in  this  section  which  is not   authorized pursuant to this section. Any expenditure financed  in  whole   from  moneys  appropriated  from  surplus  funds shall not be subject to   referendum.
NY Town L § 221 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TWN - Town Article 14 - General Improvements 221 - Solid Waste Management Facilities.

§  221.  Solid  waste management facilities. 1. Upon the adoption of a   resolution therefor, subject to a permissive referendum, in  a  town  of   the  first  class,  or, upon the adoption of a proposition therefor at a   town election, in a town of the second class, the town board may provide   for the collection, separation, treatment, processing  and  disposal  of   solid  waste,  as  defined  in  section  27-0701  of  the  environmental   conservation law, and  for  that  purpose  may  construct,  operate  and   maintain  solid  waste  management  facilities,  as  defined  in section   27-0701 of the environmental conservation  law,  acquire  the  necessary   lands  therefor,  and  purchase,  operate  and  maintain  all  necessary   appliances appurtenant  thereto,  including  such  vehicles  as  may  be   required  for  such  collection,  separation,  treatment, processing and   disposition. Such town board may also employ such employees  as  may  be   necessary  for  the  maintenance  and  operation  of  such  facility  or   facilities or appurtenant equipment and fix their compensation.2. In a town which acquires such a facility or facilities, the    town   board  may  contract  with  any municipality or special district for the   collection, separation, treatment, processing or disposal, by  the  town   of  the solid waste from any other municipality or special district. The   town board may  also  contract  with  any  corporation,  partnership  or   individual  for  the  disposal by the town of solid waste accumulated or   collected by such corporation, partnership or individual.  The  contract   price therefor shall be such sum as shall be fixed by the town board and   the  term  of such a contract shall be for a period not longer than five   years for a contract involving collection and disposal  by  means  other   than  resource  recovery,  and  not  longer than twenty-five years for a   contract involving collection and disposal through resource recovery, in   either case subject to renewal from time to time upon such terms as  the   town board may determine.3. Any expenditure approved pursuant to this section shall be paid for   by  taxes  levied for the fiscal year in which such expenditure is to be   made. However, nothing contained in this section shall be  construed  to   prevent the financing in whole or in part, pursuant to the local finance   law,  of  any  expenditure  enumerated  in  this  section  which  is not   authorized pursuant to this section.
NY Town L § 222 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TWN - Town Article 14 - General Improvements 222 - Town Buildings.

§  222.  Town  buildings.  Whenever  the  town  board, pursuant to the   provisions of this chapter, shall determine to erect,  construct,  alter   or  remodel  any  building,  said town board shall cause detailed plans,   specifications and estimates  for  such  building  or  buildings  to  be   prepared.  After such detailed plans, specifications and estimates shall   have been finally adopted and approved, said board shall award contracts   for the performance of the work to the lowest responsible  bidder  after   advertisement for bids where so required by section one hundred three of   the general municipal law.
NY Town L § 223 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TWN - Town Article 14 - General Improvements 223 - Expense of Improvement.

§  223.  Expense of improvement. The expense of any public improvement   made under authority of this article, shall include the  amount  of  all   contracts,  the  costs  of  all  lands and interests therein necessarily   acquired, printing, publishing, interest on loans, legal and engineering   services and all other expenses incurred or occasioned by reason of  the   improvement  or  project.  In  no event shall any contract be awarded or   obligation incurred in excess of the amount specified in the  resolution   of the town board or in the proposition adopted at the town election.