Notice of Public Hearing – Local Law No. G 2021

Town of Ovid, County of Seneca, State of New York
Notice of Public Hearing.
Local Law No. G (Intro) of the Year 2021.
A Local Law Establishing a Five Person Planning Board, together with One Alternate Member.

Please take Notice that the Town Board of the Town of Ovid, County of Seneca, State of New York, shall hold a public hearing on the following proposed Local Law at 7:00 p.m. on the 14th day of July, 2021: Local Law No. G (Intro) of the Year 2021. A Local Law Establishing a Five Person Planning Board, together with One Alternate Member.

Summary of Proposed Local Law: Currently, there are three (3) vacancies on the Town of Ovid Planning Board and the Town of Ovid has experienced sustained difficulty filling all three vacancies. Therefore, it is the finding of the Town Board that a decrease in the size of the Town Planning Board from seven (7) to five (5) members, plus one (1) alternate member, is desirable and opportune. Due to existing vacancies on the Town Planning Board, and pursuant to Town Law   271(7), no incumbent shall be removed from office except upon the expiration of his or her term.

Please take further notice, that at such time all persons interested in the subject matter of the proposed local law shall be heard concerning same. Email comments are encouraged to be submitted in advance to: ckerns@townofovid.net.

Please take further notice, that the complete text of the proposed local law is available during normal business hours at the Office of the Town Clerk, Town of Ovid and at the Ovid Firehouse, 2136 Brown St, Ovid, NY 14521 and will be posted on the town’s website: https://www.townofovid.net/ at least five days prior to the time of the public hearing.

By Order of the Town Board
Town of Ovid
County of Seneca, State of New York
Dated: June 9, 2021
Cathy Kerns, Town Clerk, Town of Ovid

LOCAL LAW No. G 2021 – draft