The purpose of this article is to provide notice
to the public and the news media of the regular and special meetings
of the Town Board at which public business is officially transacted,
in compliance with the Open Meetings Law (Article 7 of the Public
Officers Law). Such notice is designed to facilitate public attendance
at such meetings to observe and listen to the deliberations and decisions
of this Board.
The following locations are hereby designated
as the sites where notice of all meetings held by the Town Board shall
be posted:
A. The official bulletin board.
Any or all of the following officially designated
newspapers or newspapers of general circulation within the Town of
New Paltz and television or radio stations are hereby designated as
the news media that shall receive notice of the meetings of the Town
Board:
A. The official newspaper of the Town of New Paltz.
When the time, date or location of a scheduled meeting is changed, the Town Clerk shall, as soon as practicable, post notices showing the change in date, time or location of a meeting at the sites designated by §
24-4 herein and provide notice to the news media designated to receive notice by §
24-5 herein as provided in §
24-7 or
24-8, as the case may be, of this article.
The Town Clerk shall keep a log or other record
in which there shall be entered the following information relating
to giving of public notice under this article:
A. The date of posting of the public notice, the date
or descriptive schedule of the meeting or meetings for which notice
was given and the name and title of the person who posted the notice.
B. If notice is given to the news media by mail, the
date of mailing of the same, the date of descriptive schedule of the
meeting or meetings for which the notice has been mailed and the name
and title of the person who mailed such notice.
C. If notice to the news media is given by personal delivery,
the time and date of delivery of the same, the date or descriptive
schedule of the meeting or meetings for which the notice was delivered,
the name and title of the officer or employee to whom it was delivered
and the name and title of the person who delivered the notice.
D. If notice to the news media is given by telephone,
the time and date of such telephone call, the date or descriptive
schedule of the meeting or meetings for which such notice is given,
the name and title of the officer or employee to whom it was given
and the name and title of the person who gave such notice.