NY Gen Mun L § 705 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 17 - Municipal Annexation Law 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 be chosen by lot. Such governing boards   shall hear any testimony and receive evidence and information which  may   be  presented  concerning  the  petition and the question of whether the   annexation is in the over-all public interest, including but not limited   to testimony, evidence and information concerning the following:a. That a person signing the petition is not qualified therefor, orb. With respect to a petition, other than one purporting to be  signed   by owners of a majority of the assessed valuation of real property, that   the persons signing such petition do not constitute twenty per centum of   the  persons  residing  within  such  territory  qualified  to  vote for   officers of the city, town or village, as the case may be, in which  the   territory is situated, orc.  With respect to a petition, other than one purporting to be signed   by at least twenty per centum of persons qualified  to  vote  for  local   officers,  that  the  persons signing such petition do not represent the   owners of a majority in assessed valuation of the real property in  such   territory  assessed  upon  the  last  preceding  assessment  roll of, or   utilized by, the local government or governments in which the  territory   is situated, ord.  That  the petition does not otherwise substantially comply in form   or content with the provisions of this article, ore. That the proposed annexation is or is not in  the  over-all  public   interest  (1)  of  the  territory  proposed to be annexed, or (2) of the   local government or governments to which the territory is proposed to be   annexed, or (3) of  the  remaining  area  of  the  local  government  or   governments  in  which  such territory is situated, or (4) of any school   district, fire district or other district  corporation,  public  benefit   corporation,  fire  protection  district, fire alarm district or town or   county improvement district, situated wholly or partly in the  territory   proposed to be annexed.2.  Objections  based on any of the grounds set forth in paragraphs a,   b, c or d of subdivision one of this section shall, in addition  to  the   presentation  of any oral testimony thereon, be submitted in writing and   placed on file with the boards holding such hearing and made a  part  of   the  record  thereof.  Any  oral  testimony  presented  at  such hearing   relating to the grounds set forth in paragraph e of subdivision  one  of   this  section  shall  be  reduced  to writing and shall be a part of the   record of such hearing. The  hearing  may  be  adjourned,  but  must  be   concluded  within  ten days after the date fixed in the notice. The cost   of  providing  such  record  shall  be  shared  by  the  affected  local   governments  equally  or on the basis of any equitable method or formula   agreed upon by their governing boards.3. In the  event  that  the  governing  board  of  an  affected  local   government  does not participate in such hearing, the governing board or   boards of the other affected local government or governments shall  have   power  to  conduct such hearing without the participation of such former   governing board.