No local law shall be adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Horseheads
until a public hearing has been held thereon in its final form before such
Town Board not less than five (5) nor more than thirty (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 (1) such copy, together with the notice of hearing, on
the signboard at his or her office and shall also make copies of such proposed
local law available at his or 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 his or her office
and shall, within ten (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 §
25-1 hereof and proof of the posting and publication required by §
25-3 hereof shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk.
Each local law shall be numbered consecutively beginning with number
one (1) 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.