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11.5. Consideration of the Budget.

Upon submission by the County Executive to the Council of
the operating and capital budget for the ensuing fiscal year, and of the
six-year programs, the Council not earlier than twenty-one days following
submission through its Secretary shall give notice by publication in one
newspaper of general circulation in the County and hold public hearings
on the proposed budget and six-year programs. The procedure for con-
sideration and approval of the budget and six-year programs shall be as
determined by the members of the Council then in office, provided that
the budget, with amendments, if any, shall be approved and the funds
appropriated therefor not later than May 1 of the year in which it is
submitted. The six-year programs shall be approved, with modification,
if any, by the affirmative vote of at least four members at or about the
date of budget approval.

11.6 Executive Veto.

a.    Veto of Legislation.

Upon enactment of any legislation by the Council, the Secretary of
the Council shall promptly prepare a copy of such bill in printed or type-
written form as finally enacted, which copy shall be signed as enacted by
the Council President or Acting President, and shall deliver such bill
within three days to the County Executive, or in the absence of the County
Executive, to the person performing the duties of the County Executive.
The County Executive shall within ten days thereafter approve or dis-
approve such bill. If the County Executive disapproves such legislation, he
shall forthwith return it to the Council by delivery to the Secretary with
the reasons for his disapproval stated in writing. The Council then shall
at the next legislative session, or at such other legislative session as it may
designate, consider the legislation and the veto. The Council may, in
accordance with these rules of legislative procedure, by the affirmative
vote of five members, enact such legislation over the disapproval of the
County Executive and upon such enactment, the bill shall become law.

b.    Budget Item Veto.

Upon Council approval of the budget, the Secretary shall deliver
a copy of the approved budget within three days to the County Execu-
tive, or in his absence, to the person performing the duties of the County
Executive, who may within ten days thereafter disapprove or reduce any
item contained in it. If the County Executive disapproves or reduces any
item in the budget, he shall forthwith return it to the Council by delivery
to the Secretary with the reasons for his disapproval or reduction stated
in writing. The Council shall within thirty days from receipt of the County
Executive's disapproval or reduction of any budget item meet to consider
the action of the Executive, and may by the affirmative vote of four mem-
bers, reapprove or restore any item disapproved or reduced by the Execu-
tive, which item then shall stand as approved. If the Council fails to act
within thirty days, the budget shall stand approved incorporating the
Executive changes.

c.    Supplemental Appropriations.

The procedure for disapproval or reduction of a supplemental appro-
priation by the County Executive and reapproval by the County Council
shall be the same procedure as for the budget item veto.