[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hempstead 2-4-1947
by L.L. No. 1-1947. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Before voting upon the proposed enactment of a local law, the Board
of Trustees shall fix a day, within 30 days after the presentation of a local
law to it, for a public hearing thereon, and, within 20 days after such local
law shall have been presented to it, shall cause a notice of the time and
place of such hearing to be given. Such public notice shall be given by the
Village Clerk by causing the same to be published once in the official newspaper
at least three days prior to the day fixed for such hearing. In case there
is at any time no official newspaper, the Board of Trustees shall designate
the manner of giving such public notice. Such notice shall also contain the
title of the proposed local law and a brief explanatory statement thereof
prepared by the Clerk and approved by the Village Attorney.
The Board of Trustees shall attend at the time and place appointed for
such hearing, which shall be within the Village and reasonable of access and
at a reasonable hour, shall afford an opportunity for a public hearing concerning
such proposed local law.
Proof of publication of such notice of public hearing shall be filed
in the office of the Village Clerk.
