New York Laws
Article 3 - Procedure for Adoption of Local Laws; Referenda; Filing and Publication
24 - Local Laws Subject to Referendum on Petition.

(1) A petition signed and authenticated in number equal to at least
five per centum of qualified voters as provided in subdivision one of
this section, or to fifteen thousand, whichever is less, shall be
sufficient to require the submission of a proposition or propositions
for the approval of such a local law or the principle elements
designated therein for separate submission, at a referendum in
accordance with such subdivision.
(2) The legislative body of the local government on its own motion may
adopt a resolution requiring that a proposition or propositions for the
approval of such a local law and the principle elements therein as shall
have been designated for separate submission, be submitted at a
referendum, in accordance with such subdivision, at the next general
election, or at a special election, held not less than sixty days after
the adoption of such resolution.
k. In the case of a village, creates or abolishes the office of
manager.