LEGAL NOTICE

TOWN OF BRANT, NEW YORK

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Pursuant to resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Brant, New York, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Brant Town Board in the Brant Town Hall, 1272 Brant-North Collins Road, Brant, New York on the 12^th day of January, 2021 at 7:30 P.M. Local Time, for the purpose of considering Proposed Local Law No.1-2021 which, if approved, would add to chapter 145 of the Town of Brant Code, section 145-21, allowing for the insertion of informational enclosures with Town Tax Bills.

Copies of the proposed local law are available for review in the office of the Town Clerk. All interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard.

Dated: January 5, 2021

By order of the Brant Town Board

Barbara Daniel

Brant Town Clerk

 

VIEW PROPOSED LOCAL LAW BELOW:

Town of Brant

Proposed Local Law No.1-2021

A local law to add to chapter 145 of the Town of Brant Code, section 145-21, allowing for the insertion of informational enclosures with Town Tax bills.

Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Brant, Erie County, New York, as follows:

Section 1. LEGISLATIVE INTENT

The purpose of this article is to allow the Town Clerk to enclose with the tax bills certain notices, circulars, hand bills or other enclosures allowed by law concerning matters of public interest but excluding matters of a political nature, entailing propaganda, or advertisements. Section 1826 of the Tax Law of New York State forbids a municipality from mailing or delivering with tax bills any notices, circulars, pamphlets, cards, or similar printed materials unless the municipality has passed local legislation pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law Section 10 allowing for that practice, so long as neither the legislation nor the practice provide for the dissemination of political or propaganda materials.

Section 2. Chapter 145 of the Town of Brant Code is hereby amended to add Article VI entitled “Miscellaneous” and add Section 145-21 to read as follows:

SECTION 145-21 INFORMATIONAL ENCLOSURES WITH TAX BILLS

By resolution adopted by the Town Board, the Town Board shall be authorized to instruct the Town Clerk to enclose notices, circulars, pamphlets, cards, handbills or other enclosures allowed by law concerning matters of public concern.

1. Such enclosures shall exclude any and all mater of political nature, entailing propaganda or any type advertisement.
2. Each enclosure shall be approved by a separate resolution of the Town Board.
3. Said enclosures shall be included in the county/Town tax bills only.

Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE

This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the New York Secretary of State.