No local law shall be adopted by the Town Board
of the Town of Binghamton until a public hearing has been held thereon
in its final form before such Town Board not less 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 the Town
Clerk's office and shall also make copies of such proposed local law
available at the Town Clerk's 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
of the Town Clerk's office.
Proof of publication of the notice of public hearing required by §
30-1 hereof and proof of the posting required by §
30-3 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 are required by § 27
of the Municipal Home Rule Law to be 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.