N.Y. General Municipal Law § 300: Municipal websites

§ 300. Municipal websites. 1. All municipal corporations having a

population, as shown by the latest preceding decennial federal census,

equal to or greater than one thousand five hundred persons, shall

maintain an official website with a ".gov" domain name that is

accessible to the public and update such website regularly, as follows:

the official website shall contain basic information on the municipality

including but not limited to hours of operations, elected officials and

services provided and the website shall contain a privacy policy that is

prominently posted and written in plain language that informs website

visitors of any personal information that is being collected and how it

is being used; provided however, that any municipal corporation having a

population, as shown by the latest preceding decennial federal census,

of less than one thousand five hundred persons, shall comply with the

provisions of this section to the extent practicable. For purposes of

this section, a municipal corporation that hosts its official website on

another municipal corporation's ".gov" Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

will satisfy this section's requirement to maintain an official website

with a ".gov" domain name.

2. All municipal websites of municipal corporations having a

population, as shown by the latest preceding decennial federal census,

equal to or greater than one thousand five hundred persons shall, at a

minimum, contain the following information:

a. all documents required by subdivision seven of section thirty of

this chapter;

b. notice of all municipal elections, public hearings and public

meetings including regular board or legislative meetings;

c. agenda and minutes of municipal meetings as required by article

seven of the public officers law; and

d. an up to date version of, or an active hyperlink to, the

municipality's codes or local laws and resolutions; provided however,

that any municipal corporation having a population, as shown by the

latest preceding decennial federal census, of less than one thousand

five hundred persons, shall comply with the provisions of this section

to the extent practicable.