[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Brewster at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1,
General Provisions, Art. I). Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is the intent of the Village of Brewster
Board of Trustees to enact this chapter permitting the Village of
Brewster Board of Trustees to distribute to the residents and taxpayers
of the Village of Brewster, in the manner set forth in this chapter,
a Village newsletter. The purpose of the Village newsletter shall
be to inform and educate the residents and taxpayers of the Village
of Brewster as to the official affairs of Village government, including
official acts and meetings of the Village of Brewster and information
relating to the government of the Village of Brewster that is deemed
by the Village of Brewster Board of Trustees to be helpful and of
interest to the residents and taxpayers of the Village of Brewster.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The Clerk of the Village of Brewster, New York, and the Village
of Brewster Board of Trustees' designee with respect to administration
of the provisions of this chapter, unless otherwise stated to the
contrary.
A periodical in written form that is distributed by authorization
of the Village of Brewster Board of Trustees to the residents of the
Village of Brewster, for informational purposes.
The Village of Brewster, in the County of Putnam, State of
New York.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Brewster, Putnam
County, New York.
A.Â
The Village of Brewster Board of Trustees, at the
Village of Brewster's expense, may publish and distribute a newsletter
to the residents and taxpayers of the Village of Brewster. Such newsletter
shall be published and distributed on a monthly basis, or as otherwise
determined from time to time by resolution of the Village of Brewster
Board of Trustees.
B.Â
The newsletters to be distributed pursuant to this
chapter shall contain only reports, bulletins or other information
relating to the official acts and meetings of the officers, employees,
boards, commissions, departments and other agencies of the Village,
information relating to the function and structure of the Village
government, schedules of Village activities and financial reports
of the Village of Brewster.
C.Â
The newsletter shall be drafted at the direction of
the Village of Brewster Board of Trustees, and shall be approved by
the Village of Brewster Board of Trustees at a duly noticed Village
of Brewster Board of Trustees meeting, prior to publication and distribution.
D.Â
The newsletter may be published and distributed by
regular mail, electronic mail, posting on the Village Web site, posting
on the Village bulletin boards, or by any other reasonable means as
determined by the Village of Brewster Board of Trustees.
A.Â
The Clerk of the Village of Brewster is authorized by the Village of Brewster Board of Trustees to publish and distribute the newsletter once the same has been approved by the Village of Brewster Board of Trustees pursuant to § 157-3 hereof.
B.Â
The Clerk shall report to the Village of Brewster
Board of Trustees the date upon which the newsletter was published
and distributed and shall maintain a copy of each such newsletter
in the office of the Village Clerk.
A.Â
The newsletter to be published and distributed pursuant to this chapter shall only contain the content as set forth in § 157-3B of this chapter. There shall be no content in the newsletter relating to matters which promote primarily private, partisan or political purposes or undertakings.
B.Â
There shall be no sale of advertising space on the
newsletter.
