§ 605. Public hearing.  


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  • Upon receipt of the proposed County budget; the Administrator of the Council shall cause to be published in at least two newspapers of general circulation in the County a notice of the place and time of a public hearing on the budget by the Council. Such hearing shall be held not less than fifteen nor more than twenty days after the date of the filing of the proposed budget by the Executive. The Council may hold such other preliminary public hearings on the budget for the purpose of obtaining information as it may determine but no action shall be taken by the Council on the budget except in public meeting and after the public hearing specified above.

Editor's note

An amendment to § 605 proposed by Res. No. 125, 1996 was approved at an election held Nov. 5, 1996, and became effective Dec. 5, 1996.