[Adopted 5-27-1953 by L.L. No. 1-1953]
[Amended 8-11-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997]
Before voting upon the proposed enactment of a local law, the Board
of Trustees shall fix a day for a public hearing thereon, and within 20 days
after such local law shall have been presented to it, shall cause a notice
of the time and place of such hearing to be given. Such public notice shall
be given by the Village Clerk by causing the same to be published once in
the official newspaper at least five days prior to the day fixed for such
hearing. In case there is, at any time, no official newspaper, the Board of
Trustees shall designate the manner of giving such public notice. Such notice
shall also contain the title of the proposed local law and a brief explanatory
statement thereof prepared by the Clerk and in consultation with the Village
Attorney. The procedures regarding zoning laws and zoning amendments in the
Village Law shall be followed.
The Board of Trustees shall attend at the time and place appointed for
such hearing, which shall be within the village and reasonable of access and
at a reasonable hour, and shall afford an opportunity for a public hearing
concerning such proposed local law.
Proof of publication of such notice of public hearing shall be filed
in the office of the Village Clerk.