[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Glens
Falls as Ch. 75 of the 1967 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 12-18-1997 by L.L. No. 8-1997]
Upon the acceptance and approval of the content and final form
of a proposed local law by a majority of the Common Council present
and voting at any meeting at which a quorum shall be present, the
Mayor shall forthwith fix a day for a public hearing concerning such
local law and cause public notice of the time and place of such hearing
to be given.
Such notice shall be given by publication for two successive
days in the official papers published in the city, such papers to
be designated by the Common Council.
Such hearing shall be held not earlier than five days after
the day of the last publication of such notice.
Such notice shall contain the title of the local law and an
explanatory statement concerning the same.
[Amended 12-18-1997 by L.L. No. 8-1997]
The Mayor and the Common Council shall attend, at the time and
place appointed, such hearing and shall afford an opportunity for
a public hearing concerning such local law.
[Amended 12-18-1997 by L.L. No. 8-1997]
Such hearing may be adjourned from time to time, but an adjournment
shall not operate to extend the time of the Mayor to approve such
local law or return it to the Common Council with his objection, pursuant
to the Municipal Home Rule Law.
[Added 12-18-1997 by L.L. No. 8-1997]
Following a public hearing as set forth herein, the Common Council
shall confirm final passage of such local law. In line with the requirement
herein that the proposed local law be in its final form prior to a
public hearing upon it, should the Common Council change the content
of such law, it shall repeat the notice and public hearing process
provided for herein prior to final passage.
[Added 12-18-1997 by L.L. No. 8-1997]
Every local law shall be certified by the Clerk after its passage
by the Common Council and shall be presented to the Mayor for approval
by him. If the Mayor approves it, he shall sign it and return it to
such Clerk and it shall then be deemed to have been adopted. If he
disapproves it he shall, within 10 days after receipt thereof by him,
return it to the Clerk with his objections stated in writing and the
Clerk shall present the same with such objections to the Common Council
at its next regular meeting and such objections shall be entered in
its record of proceedings. The Common Council within 30 days thereafter
may reconsider the same. If after such reconsideration such local
law is repassed by a vote of at least 2/3 of the total voting power
of the Common Council, exclusive of the Mayor, it shall be deemed
adopted, notwithstanding the objections of the Mayor. Only one vote
shall be had upon such reconsideration. The vote shall be taken by
ayes and noes, and the names of the members of the Common Council
present and their votes shall be entered in the record of the proceedings.
If within 30 days after a local law shall have been presented to him
the Mayor shall neither approve it nor return it to the Clerk with
his objections, it shall be deemed to be adopted in like manner as
if he had signed it. At any time prior to such adoption or to the
return of a local law by the Mayor, the Common Council may recall
the same and reconsider its action thereon.
