[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Garden City 7-9-1942 as L.L. No. 1-1942.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Meetings — See Ch. 28.
Adoption of ordinances — See Ch. 34.
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Editor's Note: This chapter further defines the village's powers to adopt local laws, pursuant to the Municipal Home Rule Law.
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 public hearing thereon and 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, and 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.