Upon receipt of the proposed County budget, the Administrative Officer to the County Council shall cause to be published in at least two newspapers of general circulation published in the County a notice of the place and time of a public hearing on the budget plan as a whole by the County Council. Such hearing shall be held not less than 7 nor more than 30 days after the date of the filing of the proposed budget by the County 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.
(Bill No. 94-80; Res. No. 69-86; Res. No. 46-88; Res. No. 31-10)
Editor's note – The 2010 amendment changed to 30 the number of days after the County Council receives the County budget from the County Executive within which the County Council must hold a public hearing on the budget.