N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 20 Procedure For Adoption of Local Laws By Legislative Body

• Library: New York Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through 2023 NY Law Chapter 777
• Year: 2023
• Citation: N.Y. Mun. Home Rule Law § 20

1. No local law shall be passed except by at least the majority affirmative vote of the total voting power of the legislative body. On the final passage of a local law the question shall be taken by ayes and noes, and the names of the members present and their votes shall be entered in the record, journal or minutes of proceedings.

2. The style of local law shall be "Be it enacted by the (naming the legislative body) of the (name of local government) as follows:"

3. Every such local law shall embrace only one subject. The title shall briefly refer to the subject matter. For purposes of this chapter, a local law relating to codification or recodification of ordinances or local laws into a municipal code shall be deemed to embrace only one subject. As used herein codification or recodification shall include amendments, deletions, repeals, alterations or new provisions in the municipal code; provided, however, that the notice of public hearing required by this section shall briefly describe the codification or recodification.

4. A proposed local law may be introduced only by a member of the legislative body at a meeting of such body or as may be otherwise prescribed by the rules of procedure adopted by the legislative body. No such local law shall be passed until it shall have been in its final form and either (a) upon the desks or tables of the members at least seven calendar days, exclusive of Sunday, prior to its final passage, or (b) mailed to each of them in postpaid properly addressed and securely closed envelopes or wrappers in a post box or post office of the United States post office department within the local government at least ten calendar days, exclusive of Sunday, prior to its final passage, or (c) e-mailed to the e-mail in-box of each of them in the Portable Document Format (PDF) at least ten calendar days, exclusive of Sunday, prior to its final passage, provided that (i) the local government has documented that each member of the legislative body has an e-mail address, (ii) the local government has published such e-mail address on the bulletin board of the local government clerk, and (iii) the legislative body has unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing such electronic delivery; unless the elective or appointive chief executive officer, if there be one, or otherwise the chairman of the board of supervisors, in the case of a county, the mayor in the case of a city or village or the supervisor in the case of a town shall have certified as to the necessity for its immediate passage and such local law be passed by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the total voting power of the legislative body.