NY Mun Home Rule L § 20 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MHR - Municipal Home Rule Article 3 - Procedure for Adoption of Local Laws; Referenda; Filing and Publication 20 - Procedure for Adoption of Local Laws by Legislative Body.

§ 20. Procedure for adoption of local laws by legislative body.  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.For purposes of this subdivision, a proposed local law shall be deemed   to  be  upon the desks or tables of the members if: it is set forth in a   legible electronic format by electronic means, and it is  available  for   review  in such format at the desks of the members. For purposes of this   subdivision "electronic means"  means  any  method  of  transmission  of   information between computers or other machines designed for the purpose   of  sending  and  receiving  such  transmissions  and  which: allows the   recipient to reproduce the information transmitted in a tangible  medium   of expression; and does not permit additions, deletions or other changes   to be made without leaving an adequate record thereof.5.  In  the case of a local government which does not have an elective   chief executive officer as defined by subdivision four of section two of   this chapter, no local law shall be passed by the legislative body until   a public hearing thereon has been had before  such  body  and  in  every   other  local  government  no  such  local  law  shall be approved by the   elective chief executive officer until a public hearing thereon has been   had before him. Such a public hearing held before the  legislative  body    or  before  the chief executive officer, as the case may be, pursuant to   this subdivision shall be on such public notice of at least  three  days   as  has  been  or  hereafter may be prescribed by a local law on which a   hearing  shall  have  been  held as prescribed by this section upon five   days' notice or, in the event such a local law prescribing the length of   notice is not adopted, upon five days' notice. Where the public  hearing   is  before  such  officer,  such notice shall be given by him within ten   days after the local law shall  have  been  presented  to  him  and  the   hearing shall be held within twenty days after such presentation.