What binds the Town to the dissolution plan?
A. There are different ways to answer this question. Provisions within Article 19, particularly section 1914, indicate that the town is bound to either implement the dissolution plan, or fulfill the obligation of continuing to provide the services of the former village after the village is dissolved. However, there are no required timeframes in which the town is bound to continue to provide those services (except with regards to the continuation of local laws which must be enforced for a minimum of two years). One way to give assurance to the village voters that the town will implement the plan is to request memorandums of understanding (MOU) from the town on elements of the plan that are most important to the community. Intermunicipal agreements (IMA) are another avenue that could also ensure that various elements of the plan are carried out as designed by the dissolution study committee. Both options are being explored as part of this process.
