A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND CHAPTER 197, STREETS & SIDEWALKS, OF THE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF CROTON-ON-HUDSON TO UPDATE THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO PRIOR NOTICE OF DEFECTS

rn New York State Sf NEW Department of State YORK Department of State DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS, STATE | Corporations, State Records & UCC STATE RECORDS AND : UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE One Commerce Plaza 99 Washington Ave. Albany, NY 12231-0001 dos.ny.gov Local Law Filing Pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law §27 Local Law Number ascribed by the legislative body of the local government listed below: O7 of the year 20 26 Local Law Title: 4 | Ocal | AW TO AMEND CHAPTER 197, STREETS & SIDEWALKS, OF THE CODE OF _ THE VILLAGE OF CROTON-ON-HUDSON TO.UPDATE THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO PRIOR NOTICE OF DEFECTS Be it enacted by the Board of Trustees of the (Name of Legislative Body) L] County LI city LJ] Town Village (Select one) of Croton-on-Hudson as follows on the attached pages: (Name of Local Government) For Office Use Only FILED STATE RECORDS JUL 14 2026 DEPARTMENT OF STATE Department of State Local Law Index Number: + of the year 20 PG, (The local law number assigned by the Department of State for indexing purposes may be different from the local law number ascribed by the legislative body of the local government.) DOS-0239-a-f (Rev. 02-25) page 1 of 3 VILLAGE OF CROTON-ON-HUDSON BOARD OF TRUSTEES LOCAL LAW NO. 7 OF 2026 A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND CHAPTER 197, STREETS & SIDEWALKS, OF THE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF CROTON-ON-HUDSON TO UPDATE THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO PRIOR NOTICE OF DEFECTS. Be it enacted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson as follows: Section One. Section 197-28, Prior written notice required for civil actions, of the Code of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson is amended to read as follows: § 197-28. Prior written notice required for civil actions. A. Prior written notice required. No civil action shall be maintained against the Village of Croton-on-Hudson for damages or injuries to person or property sustained in consequence of any street, highway, bridge, culvert, sidewalk or crosswalk being defective, out of repair, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed or for damages or injuries to person or property sustained solely in consequence of the existence of snow or ice upon any sidewalk, crosswalk, street, highway, bridge or culvert unless written notice of the defective, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed condition or of the existence of the snow or ice, relating to the particular place, was actually given to the Village Clerk and there was a failure or neglect within a reasonable time after the receipt of such notice to repair or remove the defect, danger or obstruction complained of or to cause the snow or ice to be removed or the place to be otherwise made reasonably safe. B. Proof of delivery required. All notices required hereunder shall be hand-delivered, or mailed by certified delivery or overnight service, to the Village Clerk. Proof of delivery shall be required to proffer any claim. C. Electronic service invalid. Notices of a defect submitted via email, the village’s website, any service, website, or application the Village uses to allow the public to submit reports or service requests to the Village, comments on a social media page maintained by the Village, or any other electronic means does not satisfy the process and procedure for submitting written notices of defect required by this section. Only specific and actual notice given to the Village Clerk in paper form shall constitute notice under this section. D. Severability. If any provision of this section is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this section, and this section shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. Section Two. Severability. If any section, subsection, clause, phrase or other portion of this Local Law is, for any reason, declared invalid, in whole or in part, by any court agency, commission, legislative body or other authority of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent portion. Such declaration shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof, which other portions shall continue in full effect. Section Three. Effective Date. This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing in the office of the New York State Secretary of State in accordance with Section 27 of the Municipal Home Rule Law. Local Law Filing : 7 (Complete the certification in the paragraph that applies to the filing of this local law and strike out that which is not applicable.) 1. (Final adoption by local legislative body only.) | hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto ascribed as local law number 07 of 20 26 of the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of Croton-on-Hudson was duly passed by the Village Board of Trustees on vune 17 2025 _ in accordance (Name of Legislative Body) with the applicable provisions of law. 2. (Passage by local legislative body with approval, no disapproval or repassage after disapproval by the Elective Chief Executive Officer*.) { hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, ascribed as local law number of 20 of the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of_ was duly passed by the on 20 and was (Name of Legislative Body) (approved)(not approved)(repassed after disapproval) by the (Efective Chief Executive Officer*) on 20 in accordance with the applicable provisions of iaw. 3. (Final adoption by referendum.) | hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, ascribed as local law number of 20 of the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of was duly passed by the on 20______ and was {Name of Legislative Body) (approved)(not approved)(repassed after disapproval) by the on (Elective Chief Executive Officer*) 20 , Such local law was submitted to the people by reason of a (mandatory)(permissive) referendum, and received the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon at the (general)(special)(annual) election held on 20 in accordance with the applicable provisions of law. 4, (Subject to permissive referendum and final adoption because no valid petition was filed requesting referendum.) | hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, ascribed as local law number of 20 of the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of was duly passed by the on 20 and was (Name of Legislative Body) (approved)(not approved)(repassed after disapproval) by the on (Elective Chief Executive Officer*) 20 . Such local law was subject to permissive referendum and no valid petition requesting such referendum was filed as of 20 in accordance with the applicable provisions of law. * Elective Chief Executive Officer means or includes the chief executive officer of a county elected on a county-wide basis or, if there be none, the chairperson of the county legislative body, the mayor of a city or village, or the supervisor of a town where such officer is vested with the power to approve or veto local laws or ordinances. DOS-0239-f (Rev. 02/25) Page 2 of 3 Local Law Filing §. (City local law concerning Charter revision proposed by petition.) | hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, ascribed as local law number of 20 of the City of having submitted to referendum pursuant to the provisions of Section (36)(37) of the Municipal Home Rule Law, and having received the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors of such city voting thereon at the (special)(general) election held on 20 became operative. 6. (County local law concerning adoption of Charter.) 1 hereby certify that the local law annexed thereto, ascribed as local law number of 20 of the County of State of New York, having been submitted to the electors at the General Election of November 20 pursuant to subdivisions 5 and 7 of section 33 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, and having received the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the cities of said county as a unit and a majority of the qualified electors of the towns of said county considered as a unit voting at said general election, became operative. (If any other authorized form of final adoption has been followed, please provide an appropriate certification.) | further certify that | have compared the preceding local law with the original on file in this office and that the same is a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of such original local law, and was finally adopted in the manner indicated in the paragraph_— ss lve. an, Pauline DiSanto LY), 7 Clerk of the countlegislativesbod ( cit y, Town or Village Clerk or officer designatéd by local legislative body . (Seal) June 24, 2026 (Date) DOS-0239-a-f (Rev. 02-25) page 3 of 3 On motion of TRUSTEE NICHOLSON, seconded by TRUSTEE SIMON, the following resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, New York with a 5-0- vote. Resolution #118 -2026 WHEREAS, the Village’s law regarding the prior notice of defects was adopted in 1977 and has not been amended since that time; and WHEREAS, new methods of communication have developed over the past 49 years to share notices with the Village; and WHEREAS, the New York Conference of Mayors has recommended that municipalities review these sections of their municipal code to address how notices are required to be delivered; and WHEREAS, Local Law Introductory No. 8 of 2026 has been drafted for such purposes; and WHEREAS, a Public Hearing on Local Law Introductory No. 8 of 2026 was opened and closed on June 17, 2026; and WHEREAS, the Village Board has determined that the adoption of Local Law Introductory No. 8 of 2026 to be a Type Il action under the State Environmental Quality Review Act, requiring no environmental review, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Village Board of Trustees hereby adopts Local Law Introductory No. 8 of 2026 to amend Chapter 197, Streets and Sidewalks, of the Village Code to update the provisions related to prior notice of defects, which upon adoption becomes Local Law No. 7 of 2026. Dated: June 17, 2026 of of Ae Ae oR ake aK oe Ae aie oe ok oR oO oe 2 oo OK OK OK ok OOK State of New York ) Ss: County of Westchester —) I, Pauline DiSanto, Clerk of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, in the County of Westchester, State of New York, do hereby certify that the annexed resolution is a copy of an original on file in my office and.has been duly adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of said Village held on the 17" of June, 2026. IN WITNESS WHEREOE. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the corporate seal of the said Village on thi gy) une 2026. Village Clerk CO) (Seal)