This chapter is adopted pursuant to the provisions
of Article 2, § 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law and Article
3, § 3-302 of the Village Law of the State of New York.
It is the intent and purpose of this article
to increase the term of office of Trustee from two years to four years
in accordance with the provisions of Village Law § 3-302(5).
This article shall be subject to a permissive
referendum and shall become effective in 30 days after its adoption,
or, thereafter, upon approval by the affirmative vote of a majority
of the qualified electors of the Village voting on such proposition
for its approval, if within 30 days after its adoption there is filed
with the Village Clerk a petition signed and acknowledged by electors
in the Village in numbers equal to at least 20% of such electors in
the Village, as shown on the register of electors for the previous
general Village election, protesting against such act or resolution
and requesting that it be submitted to the electors of the Village
for their approval or disapproval.
This article shall supersede Village Law §§ 3-301
and 3-302(5) relating to the term of office for Trustees of the Village
of Perry.