Opn. No.

Bonnie P. Chaikin, Esq. Informal Opinion Town Attorney No. 2002-18 Town of North Hempstead Town Hall 220 Plandome Road P.O. Box 3000 Manhasset, New York 11030

Dear Ms. Chaikin:

You have asked whether, under Town Law § 81, the filing of a petition by the number of electors necessary to submit to the voters the question of whether the ward system shall be established for the election of town council members is sufficient to initiate a vote on the proposition without any prior action by the Town Board on this matter. We conclude that, assuming that the petition is otherwise proper, Town Law § 81…