No local law shall be adopted by the Town Board of the Town of East
Fishkill 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 the Clerk's office, and shall also make copies of such proposed
local law available at said 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 the Clerk's 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 and proof of the
posting and publication 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 required by § 27 of the Municipal Home Rule Law,
are filed in the office 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.