No local law shall be adopted by the Town Board
of the Town of Ramapo until a public hearing has been held thereon
in its final form before such Town Board not less than three 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 it shall remain so posted for a period of at least
10 days.
The provisions of this chapter shall be deemed
to apply to any local law hereinafter adopted. In the event of any
conflict between any provisions of any local law hereinafter adopted
and any section of any general law to the extent that the same is
permitted by § 10, and the subdivisions thereof, of the
Municipal Home Rule Law, the local law shall control.
Proof of publication and posting as required by §§
29-1,
29-2 and
29-3 hereof shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk.
[Amended 2-6-2012 by L.L.
No. 2-2012]
Each local law shall be numbered consecutively
beginning with No. 1 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 office of the Town
Clerk and the Secretary of State, the Town Clerk shall accordingly
assign to such local law its appropriate number.