Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 16, 2021 |
signed chap.278 |
Jul 12, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 01, 2021 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.183 substituted for a4979 |
Jun 01, 2021 |
substituted by s1209 rules report cal.183 reported |
May 25, 2021 |
reported referred to rules |
Feb 09, 2021 |
referred to local governments |
Assembly Bill A4979
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GRIFFIN
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S1209 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
Matthew Simpson
Gina Sillitti
2021-A4979 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A4979 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4979 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 9, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to the date of the public hearing to discuss the contents of the proposed budget of fire, fire alarm, and fire protection districts 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 shall hold a public hearing [on] DURING the third [Tuesday in] WEEK OF 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 news- paper having general circulation 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 DATE, 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 secretary where it may be inspected by any interested person during office hours. In the case of a fire district that maintains an internet website, the notice of hearing shall also state that the proposed budget is posted on the fire district'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 fire district website or websites, if one exists. At such hearing, any person EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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