"(5) In the case of a local government which does not have an elective
chief executive officer as defined by this chapter, no local law shall be
passed by the legislative body until a public hearing thereon has been had
before such body, and in every other local government no such local law shall
be approved by the elective chief executive officer until a public hearing
thereon has been had before him. Such public hearing held before the legislative
body or before the chief executive officer, as the case may be, pursuant to
this subdivision shall be on at least three days' public notice duly
published in the official newspaper. Where the public hearing is before such
officer, such notice shall be given by him within 10 days after the local
law shall have been presented to him, and the hearing shall be held within
20 days after such presentation."
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