[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Pine Plains 4-7-1975 by L.L. No. 1-1975. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the publishing
of a summary of the text of a newly adopted ordinance or change thereto
in lieu of publishing the full text thereto pursuant to the authority
of § 10(1)(i) of the Municipal Home Rule Law of New York.
This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Ordinance Publication
Law."
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any legislative act which the Town Board of the Town of Pine
Plains shall have the power to enact under the provisions of the Town
Law or any other law of the State of New York. It shall include any
newly adopted ordinance, any amendment to an existing ordinance, and
any repeal of an existing ordinance.
Every law, ordinance or rule having the force of law and enacted
by the Town Board of the Town of Pine Plans shall have a summary only
of the text of such law or ordinance published in accordance with
the provisions of §§ 133, 264 and 265 of the Town Law
in lieu of publishing the entire text of the same, subsequent to its
adoption by the Town Board.
The above-mentioned sections and any related sections of the
Town Law shall be fully complied with, with respect to procedures
to be observed upon adoption of an ordinance, except as amended by
this chapter.
All notices published pursuant to this chapter shall contain
a summary of the ordinance or law enacted, in a manner sufficient
to reasonably inform the public of the essence of the ordinance under
consideration, said notice to be set forth, insofar as possible, in
nontechnical language, and said notice to further recite that the
entire text of said ordinance or law is on file with the Town Clerk
and available for public inspection during office hours, and is also
posted on the official sign board of the Town Clerk.
