No local law shall be adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Chenango
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 her office and shall also make copies of such proposed local
law available at her 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 her 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 §
9-1 hereof and proof of the posting and publication required by §
9-3 hereof shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk.
Each local law shall be numbered consecutively beginning with No. 1
for each calendar year. When a local law is finally adopted and certified
copies thereof as are 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 its appropriate number.