(a) Notice to public. It is the policy of the County Council that every effort be made to give timely notice to the public of any action pending before the Council.
(b) Generally.
(1) In accordance with the provisions of Article XI-A, § 3 of the State Constitution, the title or a summary of all proposed bills enacting local laws of the County shall be published once a week for two successive weeks prior to enactment in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the County.
(2) The first publication shall appear at least 14 days prior to enactment.
(c) Substantive amendment. If amended as to substance, a bill, except an emergency bill or a bill that levies a tax or assessment to fund the annual budget and appropriation ordinance, may not be passed until:
(1) the bill is printed or reproduced as amended;
(2) a hearing is set on the amended bill; and
(3) the title or a summary of the proposed bill, as amended, is advertised the week preceding the legislative session that the proposed bill, as amended, will be considered.
(d) Republication. The title or a summary of a bill shall be republished under the provisions of subsection (b)(1), giving notice of the newly scheduled date, if:
(1) the public hearing on the bill is held open; or
(2) an amendment to the bill is reconsidered and the vote returns the bill to the form that was first published.
(Res. No. 59-98; Res. No. 8-03; Res. No. 42-13)