Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Klein
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 30, 1978PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
The Suffolk County Charter provides: "No proposed local law may be enacted unless it is the subject of a public hearing by the county legislature or one of its duly constituted committees. Such a public hearing shall be held on public notice, the form and time of which shall be prescribed by local law” (Suffolk County Charter, § 220, subd [b]). No public notice on the part of the local legislature is required by the Municipal Home Rule Law when a certificate of necessity is issued by an elected County Executive and the measure is passed by two-thirds vote (Municipal Home…
3Cases cited3 opinions
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- D'Addario v. McNabNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
4Cited by2 opinions
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