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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 22

EXECUTIVE AND COUNTY COUNCIL.

(2)    THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SHALL INDICATE IN
WRITING WHICH MAJOR CATEGORIES OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE
COUNTY BOARD HAVE BEEN DENIED IN WHOLE OR REDUCED IN PART
AND THE REASON FOR THE DENIAL OR REDUCTION.

(3)   THE COUNTY COUNCIL MAY RESTORE ANY DENIAL OR
REDUCTION MADE BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET
SUBMITTED BY THE COUNTY BOARD.

(4)    IN BALTIMORE COUNTY, THE COUNTY COUNCIL MAY
NOT RESTORE ANY DENIAL OR REDUCTION MADE BY THE COUNTY

EXECUTIVE.

(5)    THIS ITEM APPLIES TO BALTIMORE COUNTY AND
SUPERSEDES ITEM (4) OF THIS SUBSECTION ONLY IF THE VOTERS OF
BALTIMORE COUNTY APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE BALTIMORE
COUNTY CHARTER THAT GRANTS THE COUNTY COUNCIL THE AUTHORITY
TO RESTORE ANY DENIAL OR REDUCTION MADE BY THE COUNTY
EXECUTIVE IN THE BUDGET SUBMITTED BY THE COUNTY BOARD. THE
BALTIMORE COUNTY COUNCIL MAY RESTORE ANY DENIAL OR REDUCTION
MADE BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE IF IT PUBLICLY STATES THE
AMOUNT THE RESTORATION REPRESENTS IN THE COUNTY TAX RATE.

(D) COPIES.

(1)   COPIES OF THE BUDGET SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE
TO THE PUBLIC, ON REQUEST, AT THE TIME IT IS SUBMITTED BY
THE COUNTY BOARD.

(2)   A COPY OF THE BUDGET AS APPROVED BY THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OR COUNTY COUNCIL SHALL BE SENT TO THE
STATE SUPERINTENDENT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER APPROVAL.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as Art.
77, §117(b) and (d).

Subsection (a) of this section is new language
added to except Baltimore City since submission,
reductions to, and restorations in the budget are
controlled by the Baltimore City Charter and
§5-107 of this subtitle.

In subsection (b) of this section and throughout
this article, the term "county governing body" is
substituted, where appropriate, for the terms
"board of county commissioners, county council,
or the county executive" for uniformity.

Subsection (c) (1) of this section is new language
added for clarity.

Subsection (c) (4) of this section, which denies
the Baltimore County Council the authority to
restore educational budget denials or reductions,
is added as it is the current law. Subsection
(c)(5) of this section, which gives the Baltimore