Ch. 478 LAWS OF MARYLAND

E. CAPITAL ITEMS. THE PROPOSED BUDGET MAY PROPERLY
INCLUDE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING,
IMPROVING OR ERECTING BUILDINGS OR CONSTRUCTING CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING DULY
AUTHORIZED COUNTY FUNCTIONS, OR FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING
A FUND FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS BEYOND THE CURRENT YEAR.

34-7. PUBLIC HEARINGS ON BUDGET.

IN EACH YEAR DURING THE MONTH OF MAY THE BOARD OF
ESTIMATES PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET SHALL, AFTER
PUBLIC NOTICE (WHICH SAID PUBLIC NOTICE SHALL ALSO CONTAIN A
COPY OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET) HOLD AT LEAST TWO (2) PUBLIC
HEARINGS ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET, ONE (1) OF WHICH SHALL BE
HELD DURING EVENING HOURS. PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE TIME AND
PLACE OF SAID HEARING SHALL BE GIVEN BY AT LEAST ONE (1) WEEK'S
NOTICE IN AT LEAST ONE (1) NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN
CECIL COUNTY. FROM MAY 1 TO JUNE 1 IN EACH YEAR AT LEAST ONE (1)
COPY OF SUCH PROPOSED BUDGET SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC
INSPECTION AT THE OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF ESTIMATES DURING ALL
REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS.

34-8. REVISION AND FINAL VERSION OF BUDGET.

A. DURING THE PERIOD FROM MAY 1 TO JUNE 1 IN EACH YEAR,
THE BOARD OF ESTIMATES OF CECIL COUNTY MAY REVISE THE
PROPOSED BUDGET AND ANY PART THEREOF BY INCREASING,
DECREASING, ELIMINATING OR ADDING ITEMS, PROVIDED THAT THERE
SHALL BE NO CONSOLIDATION OF ITEMS IN SUCH MANNER AS TO
REDUCE THE DETAILED STATEMENT OF THE APPROPRIATIONS. THE
BOARD SHALL FURTHER BE AUTHORIZED TO REVISE THE SCHEDULE OF
ANTICIPATED RECEIPTS AND ESTIMATED RATES IN SUCH MANNER AS
THE BOARD CONSIDERS NECESSARY.

B. NO LATER THAN JUNE 1 IN EACH YEAR, OR ON THE FIRST DAY
THEREAFTER, IF JUNE 1 BE A LEGAL HOLIDAY, THE BOARD OF
ESTIMATES OF CECIL COUNTY SHALL BY A MAJORITY VOTE ADOPT THE
FINAL BUDGET, SCHEDULE OF ANTICIPATED RECEIPTS, FIX THE TAX
RATE AND IMPOSE THE LEVY FOR THE ENSURING FISCAL YEAR. SUCH
LEVY, TOGETHER WITH ANY SURPLUS COUNTY FUNDS AND ALL OTHER
REVENUES FROM ALL OTHER SOURCES AS SHOWN BY THE SCHEDULE OF
ANTICIPATED RECEIPTS, MUST BE SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE TOTAL
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE BUDGET. THE FINAL BUDGET, SCHEDULE OF
ANTICIPATED RECEIPTS AND LEVIES SO ADOPTED SHALL BE SIGNED BY
A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF ESTIMATES, CERTIFIED BY ITS CLERK,
AND AT LEAST ONE (1) COPY KEPT ON RECORD AT THE OFFICE OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION
DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR
THEY COVER.

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