No local law shall be adopted by the Town Board of the Town
of Riverhead 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 copies of such proposed local law
to be printed or otherwise reproduced and shall, not later than the
day such notice of public hearing 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 shall, within 10 days after such adoption, cause the local
law or an abstract thereof describing the same in general terms to
be published in the official newspaper of the Town.
Proof of publication of the notice of public hearing required by §
101-14 hereof and proof of the posting and publication required by §
101-16 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, as required by § 27 of the
Municipal Home Rule Law, are filed in the offices of the Town Clerk,
the State Comptroller and the Secretary of State, the Town Clerk shall
accordingly assign to such local law the appropriate number.