[Amended 6-14-2016 by Res. No. 143-2016]
All local laws and resolutions to be presented
to the Legislature shall be filed with the Clerk or Deputy Clerk by
10:00 a.m. on the last business day preceding the meeting at which
such matter shall be introduced. The Clerk shall make electronic and/or
paper copies of all local laws and resolutions (and such communications
and petitions as may be requested by a Legislator) and make them available
to all Legislators prior to the beginning of each day's session.
[Amended 11-14-1995 by Res. No. 392-1995]
A. All local laws, resolutions, communications and petitions
shall be filed in conventional written form. The Clerk shall decline
to receive any paper for filing unless it is legible. No local law
or resolution may be filed which is substantially the same as a local
law or resolution then pending before or previously submitted to the
Legislature or one of its committees. Each local law or resolution
shall contain a single subject matter.
B. All local laws, resolutions, communications and petitions
submitted to the Legislature for consideration shall include within
their text a statement as to the fiscal impact such items would have
on the revenues or expenses, or both, of the budget of Monroe County,
as well as the value of any resources required to study or determine
the feasibility of enacting each such item. In the event that there
is no fiscal impact, the same shall be stated.
C. Electronic distribution of full Legislature and Committee materials
to Legislators is required, unless a Legislator has requested the
Clerk, in writing, to provide printed materials, or, if in the judgment
of the presiding officer, paper materials would better suit the individual
circumstances (i.e., power outage, loss of Internet access, etc.).
[Added 6-14-2016 by Res.
No. 143-2016]
The President or presiding officer may refer
any communication or petition to a standing or special committee of
the Legislature to consider and report thereon.
All resolutions and local laws which do not
bear a title when filed with the Clerk shall be appropriately entitled
by the Clerk before being presented to the Legislature.