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Senate Bill S4295

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the requirement of fire districts to hold public hearings before submitting their budgets to the town

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2009-S4295 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง181, Town L

2009-S4295 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the requirement of fire districts to hold public hearings before submitting their budgets to the town.

2009-S4295 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4295 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4295

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  C. JOHNSON  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to  the  requirement  of  fire
  districts  to  hold public hearings before submitting their budgets to
  the town

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 181 of the town
law, as amended by chapter 555 of the laws of 2007, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  (a)  The  board of commissioners of each fire district OR FIRE COMPANY
shall hold a public hearing on the FIRST, SECOND OR  third  Tuesday,  OR
WEDNESDAY OR FIRST OR THIRD MONDAY in October to discuss the contents of
the  proposed  budget. The hearing shall be conducted and scheduled in a
manner that maximizes participation. Notice of such public hearing shall
be published at least once in the official newspaper, or if no  official
newspaper  has  been  designated, in any newspaper having general circu-
lation in the district. At least five days shall elapse between the date
of the first publication of the notice and the date  specified  for  the
hearing.  The  notice of hearing shall state the time when and the place
where the public hearing will be held, the purpose thereof  and  that  a
copy of the proposed budget is available at the office of the town clerk
or  clerks  and  fire district OR FIRE COMPANY secretary where it may be
inspected by any interested person during office hours. In the case of a
fire district OR A FIRE COMPANY that maintains an internet website,  the
notice of hearing shall also state that the proposed budget is posted on
the  fire district's OR FIRE COMPANY'S website. The town clerk or clerks
shall cause a copy of the notice to be posted on the  signboard  of  the
town  or towns, maintained pursuant to subdivision six of section thirty
of this chapter, not later than five days before the day designated  for
such hearing. The notice shall also be posted on the municipal [and/or],

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11261-01-9

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