[HISTORY: Adopted by the Governing Body of the Town/Village of East Rochester 2-9-1983 by L.L. No. 2-1983 as Ch. 24 of the 1983 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Before voting upon the proposed enactment of a local law, the Board of Trustees shall fix a day, within 30 days after the presentation of a local law to it, for a public hearing thereon and, within 10 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 Town/Village Clerk-Treasurer by causing the same to be published once in the official newspaper at least three 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-Treasurer and approved by the Town/Village Attorney.
The Board of Trustees shall attend at the time and place appointed for such hearing, which shall be within the Town/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 Town/Village Clerk-Treasurer.