[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Lloyd 12-14-1994 as L.L. No. 6-1994.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also repealed
former Ch. 16, Meetings, Open Public, adopted 2-28-1977.
The Town Board of the Town of Lloyd hereby adopts
the Open Meetings Law, as set forth in Article 7 of the Public Officers
Law of the State of New York,[1] and hereby declares that the following procedure shall
be followed by the Town Board and all Town commissions and committees
in connection with notification of meetings and conduct of meetings.
A.
There shall be no meeting of the Town Board or any
public commission, board or committee of the Town of Lloyd unless
notice is given to the public as follows:
(1)
Meeting scheduled at least one week in advance. The
Town Clerk of the Town of Lloyd shall inform the public by notice
in writing by posting of a notice on the bulletin board on the outside
of the Town Hall and on the Town Clerk's official bulletin board in
the hallway of the Town Hall. Notice for the meeting shall also be
given to the official Town newspaper. Copies shall also be sent, or
the Town Clerk may telephone the information, in his or her discretion,
to other members of the news media. The Town Clerk of the Town of
Lloyd shall post and mail the notice before the meeting and post in
the above locations at least 72 hours before the date of the meeting.
(2)
Meetings scheduled for less than a week in advance.
The public shall be informed of meetings scheduled less than one week
in advance as soon as practicable by the posting of notices in the
above locations and by notification to the media in any manner and
time period prior to the meeting which the Town Clerk deems reasonable
under the circumstances to comply with the Open Meetings Law.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See Art. 7 of the Public Officers
Law.
B.
Change in time, date or location of meetings for which
notice has been given. When the time, date or location of a scheduled
meeting which has been the subject of notification as set forth above
is changed, the Town Clerk or secretary to the other public body in
the Town of Lloyd shall post a new notice showing the change and shall
provide notice to the media.
[1]
Editor's Note: See § 100 et seq.
of the Public Officers Law.
The Town Clerk shall furnish a copy of this
chapter to the Chairmen of all of the Town's boards, commissions and
committees and a letter to each chairman advising that the Town Board
requests that they comply with the procedure set forth above and shall
include a copy of the form notice to be used.
The Town Clerk of the Town of Lloyd shall post,
mail and telephone notices in accordance with the above procedure
for the Town Board and all committees, commissions and boards of the
Town of Lloyd. However, for all such public bodies other than the
Town Board, it shall be the responsibility of the secretary, or Chairman
if there is no secretary or if the secretary does not perform such
duties, to prepare the actual notice and deliver it to the Town Clerk
in accordance with the above procedures, at least one week in advance
of the meeting if scheduled more than one week in advance or within
a reasonable time to allow the Town Clerk to notify the public and
media if scheduled less than one week in advance.
[Added 8-17-2022 by L.L.
No. 6-2022]
It is the intent of this section to give the Town of Lloyd public
bodies, as that term is defined in Public Officers Law § 102,
the authority to participate in meetings via videoconference in a
manner consistent with the Town's videoconferencing policy and
the authority granted in Public Officers Law § 103-a.
A.
Definitions.
(1)
The terms, words and phrases used in this section shall have the
same meanings as such terms, words and phrases are defined in § 102
of the Public Officers Law.
(2)
LOCAL PUBLIC BODY
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any duly constituted board, commission or other municipal
body or agency of the Town of Lloyd comprised of two or more public
officers or other persons.
B.
Remote attendance. The Town Board of the Town of Lloyd hereby authorizes
all members of the Town's public bodies to participate in meetings
using videoconferencing technology in a manner consistent with Public
Officers Law § 103-a and with the Town's videoconferencing
policy adopted by the Town Board, which policy may be amended by resolution
of the Town Board.
