No local law shall be adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Livonia
until a public hearing has been held thereon in its final form before such
Town Board not fewer than three nor more than 30 days after public notice
has been given of the time and place of the holding of such public hearing.
Such notice shall be given by the Town Clerk by causing the same to be published
once in the official newspaper of the town. Such notice shall contain the
title of the proposed local law and a brief explanatory statement thereof.
The Town Clerk shall cause to be printed or otherwise reproduced copies
of such proposed local law and shall, not later than the day such notice is
published, post one such copy, together with the notice of hearing, on the
signboard at his office and shall also make copies of such proposed local
law available at his office for inspection by and distribution to any interested
person during business hours.
The Town Clerk shall forthwith upon the adoption of a local law by the
Town Board post a copy thereof on the signboard at his office and shall, within
10 days after such adoption, cause the local law or an abstract thereof, describing
the same in general terms, to be published in the official newspaper of the
town.
Proof of publication of the notice of public hearing required by §
22-1 hereof and proof of posting and publication required by §
22-3 hereof shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk.
Each local law shall be numbered consecutively beginning with number
one for each calendar year. When a local law is finally adopted and certified
copies thereof, as required by § 27 of the Municipal Home Rule Law,
are filed in the offices of the Town Clerk and the Secretary of State, the
Town Clerk shall accordingly assign to such local law its appropriate number.