The Town Board finds that the cost for publication in the official town
newspaper pursuant to Town Law has increased over the years to the point where
the cost is prohibitive. Various amendments to the Zoning Ordinance have been
made which required the expenditure of several hundred dollars. It is contemplated
that in the near future amendments will be made to the Zoning Ordinance which
might run many pages and thereby require the expenditure of considerable money
for the publication in the official town newspaper. Therefore, the Town Board
desires to enact legislation which will permit the publication of proposed
ordinances or local laws and adopted ordinances by publishing merely a synopsis
of the proposed ordinances or local laws and adopted ordinances.
It shall hereafter be lawful for the Town Clerk of the Town of Wallkill
to publish a synopsis of any proposed ordinance or local law in the official
town newspaper in lieu of the entire text of said proposed ordinance or local
law.
No such ordinance or local law shall be adopted by the Town Board of
the Town of Wallkill until a public hearing shall be held thereon in its final
form pursuant to the requirements of the Town Law, after due public notice.
Such public notice shall contain the title of the proposed ordinance or local
law and a brief explanatory statement thereof.
Following the adoption of any ordinance, the Town Clerk shall cause
the adopted ordinance or a summary thereof, describing same in general terms,
to be published in the official town newspaper.