Local government; standardization of public notice requirements for certain meetings, hearings, etc.

Local government; standardization of publicnotice requirements for certain meetings, hearings, or intended actions. Standardizes the frequency with which and length of time in whichnotices of certain meetings, hearings, and other intended actionsof localities must be published. The notice provisions included inthe bill are organized into three groups: (i) publication requiredat least seven days before a meeting, hearing, or intended action;(ii) publication required twice, with the first notice appearing no more than 28 days before and the second notice appearing no lessthan seven days before a meeting, hearing, or intended action; and(iii) publication required three times, with the first notice appearingno more than 35 days before and the third notice appearing no lessthan seven days before the meeting, hearing, or intended action.The bill also standardizes descriptive information in such noticesrelated to (a) proposing, amending, or repealing ordinances; (b)local budget adoption; and (c) zoning ordinances and planning-relatedactions.