(a) After receiving a proposed energy policy from the County Executive, the County Council must, after not less than 30 days notice to the public, conduct a public hearing on the energy policy at which all interested persons, firms, organizations and groups must have an opportunity to comment on the policy.
(b) After the record of the public hearing on the policy closes, the County Council by resolution must either:
(1) Approve the policy as submitted by the County Executive; or
(2) Modify the policy and approve it as so modified; or
(3) Reject the policy and resubmit it to the County Executive for further consideration, revision and resubmission, addressing issues raised by the Council.
(c) If the County Council modifies the policy as submitted by the County Executive, the Council must, within 3 working days after taking action thereon, transmit the policy as modified to the County Executive, who must, within 10 days after receipt of the modified policy, indicate in writing to the Council concurrence or nonconcurrence with the modifications. If the Executive does not indicate nonconcurrence within 10 days, the policy takes effect as modified by the Council. If within 10 days the Executive does not concur with the modifications made by the Council and states reasons therefor, the Council must either:
(1) Further revise the policy to take into account any or all of the objections and recommendations of the County Executive and then approve the policy as further revised; or
(2) By an affirmative vote of a simple majority of its members, approve the policy as previously sent to the Executive.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the policy takes effect on the date it is approved by the County Council and continues in effect until amended in accordance with Section 18A-4. (1976 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 1; 1995 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 1.)