 The Dissolution of a Village - by Bill James, May 1995, then an incumbent member of the Town of Thompson town board; and later chairman of the Town of Thompson Democratic Committee. Abolishment of the Village Court - by Cheryl Shiber, November 25, 1997, then Village Manager, discussing fiscal and operational advantages to merging Village of Monticello Justice Court with Town of Thompson Justice Court. Opposition to Abolishment of Village of Monticello Justice Court - by Lawrence D. Gold, Esq., December 4, 1997, a private attorney in Monticello, discussing impact on quality of service, constitutional implications, public access to the courts, financial issues, and other concerns about eliminating the Village of Monticello Justice Court. Village Justice - by Michael Davidoff, Esq., November 24, 1997, then Village Attorney, explaining the procedures for dissolving the Village Justice Court Opinion of Hon. Joseph Traficanti, Supreme Court Justice, October 16, 1996, on procedures for distribution of pending cases upon dissolution of a village court.
DOCUMENTS AND LINKS FROM NEW YORK STATE AND LOCALITIES New York State Department of State Local Government Services (selected pubs are below) The Consolidation of Local Government Assesses the service and financial implications of the Village of Fillmore dissolution into the Town of Hume. By Eric Bridges, Community Advisor for the Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board. (59KB PDF, 19 pp) Implications of a Village Dissolution Assesses the financial feasibility of dissolving the Village of Cherry Creek into the Town of Cherry Creek. Prepared by Eric Bridges, Community Advisor for the Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board. (71KB PDF, 23 pp) Intergovernmental Cooperation Provides practical suggestions, ideas and information. (72KB PDF, 15 pp) Municipal Service Alternatives: Villages of Carthage and West Carthage, New York Examines the range of alternatives for the two villages as they consider the delivery of services to their residents. Services considered include general administration, fire, police, highway, housing, water and wastewater, planning and zoning, building code, recreation, and economic development. Posted in cooperation with the Tug Hill Commission. (Only available as an electronic document.) (475KB PDF, 190 pgs)New York State Consolidated Laws: Village Dissolution – Article 19 Implications of a Village Dissolution Cherry Creek Consolidation Feasibility Analysis New York State Commission on Local Government Efficiency and Competitiveness website Small Town Lawyer: Dissolution Archive Blechman & Seachrist, Westfield, NY (law firm blog) savejc.org Save Johnson City: Dissolution Is Not The Answer (organization blog) dissolvethevillage.org Merge the Village of Patchogue with Town of Brookhaven (organization blog)
Opinion of the Attorney General, No. 98-2 - "A proposal to dissolve a village government does not fall within the narrow exception to the one-person, one-vote principle. The provisions of the village charter that require property ownership as a qualification to vote upon the proposal to dissolve the village, therefore, may not be applied," February 5, 1998. Opinion of the Attorney General, No. 96-24 - "A proposition to dissolve a village includes a plan for the disposition of village property and the payment of village liabilities," July 15, 1996. Opinion of the Attorney General, No. 96-23 - "The board of trustees of a village is required to submit a proposition for the dissolution of a village to a referendum in accordance with the requirements of the petition that is filed by the electors of the village," June 15, 1996. Article 19 of Village Law, NYS Consolidated Statutes, Assembly site.
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