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A Public Hearing regarding proposed Local Law #6 of 1992 p~_rtaining to the enforcem~nt of the NYS uniform Building and Fire Code w~s held on Wednesday, July 8, 1992 at 7:15p.m. at the Village offices in the AT~rican Legion Hall on Spring Street. Present: _Mayor Hinzmann, Trustees Bain, DiDc~zio, Kcmornik, Napoleon, Shiny, and Usavich; also present Att'y Viglotti. Mayor Hinzmann opened the Public Hearing and requested Attorney Viglotti give a brief precis of the proposed law. Attorney Viglotti explained that while tb~ Village had adnpted the NYS Unifonn Code, the code itself mentioned prohibited activities but did not specifically address penal~. He further explained that for example, Section 3 of L.L.#3 describes the penalties for violation of the Uniform Code or failure to cu¥~ly with an Order to Correct issued by the enfocement personnel; that Section 4 authorizes the Village to seek injunctive relief; and Section 5 delineates who has the authority to issue appearance tickets for alleged violations. He clarified that this proposed local law is specific to the enforc~mlent of the State Unifom Code. Tr.Bain said that the Board still r~ed to address th~ quest/on of enforcement jurisdiction on general local laws and ordinances. Attorney Viglotti explained that technically the police were the "fall-back" mechanism for law enforc~nent. Tr. Bain sta*ed that the police had not been advised of the adoption of regulations regarding the use of the Lake. The Mayor stated that it would be advisable to forward copies of local laws to the department as nM ones are adopted. Tr. Kcmornik stated that tb~ police cannot enforce laws unless they receive notice of their adoption. There b~ing no fttrther cu~B,~nt on proposed L.L.#3 of 1992; the Public Hearing on same was closed at 7:30 p.m.