Bill Text: NY A04979 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes the date of the public hearing to discuss the contents of the proposed budget of fire, fire alarm, and fire protection districts to be held during the third week of October.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-06-01 - substituted by s1209 [A04979 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-A04979-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4979 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY 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: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 181 of the town 2 law, as amended by chapter 555 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read 3 as follows: 4 (a) The board of commissioners of each fire district shall hold a 5 public hearing [on] during the third [Tuesday in] week of October to 6 discuss the contents of the proposed budget. The hearing shall be 7 conducted and scheduled in a manner that maximizes participation. Notice 8 of such public hearing shall be published at least once in the official 9 newspaper, or if no official newspaper has been designated, in any news- 10 paper having general circulation in the district. At least five days 11 shall elapse between the date of the first publication of the notice and 12 the date specified for the hearing. The notice of hearing shall state 13 the date, time [when] and the place where the public hearing will be 14 held, the purpose thereof and that a copy of the proposed budget is 15 available at the office of the town clerk or clerks and fire district 16 secretary where it may be inspected by any interested person during 17 office hours. In the case of a fire district that maintains an internet 18 website, the notice of hearing shall also state that the proposed budget 19 is posted on the fire district's website. The town clerk or clerks shall 20 cause a copy of the notice to be posted on the signboard of the town or 21 towns, maintained pursuant to subdivision six of section thirty of this 22 chapter, not later than five days before the day designated for such 23 hearing. The notice shall also be posted on the municipal and/or fire 24 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. LBD01023-01-1A. 4979 2 1 may be heard in favor of or against the proposed budget as compiled, or 2 for or against any item or items therein contained. 3 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
