Md. Code, Land Use § 18-106
This is the official text of Md. Code, Land Use § 18-106, part of Maryland’s Code, Land Use — governs zoning and land use planning.
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§18–106.
Official statutory text
(a) After public notice, each county council shall hold a public hearing on the Commission’s proposed budgets at least 21 days after receiving the budgets from the county executive.
(b) On or before June 1 of each year, each county council shall, by resolution:
(1) approve the portion of the budgets allocable to that county, with any alterations made under subsection (c) of this section; and
(2) subject to the requirements and limitations of Subtitles 3 and 4 of this title and Title 21 of this article, impose taxes in the amounts the county council determines to be necessary to finance the portion of the budgets allocable to that county.
(c) Each county council may add to, delete from, increase, or decrease any part of the budgets allocable solely to that county.
(d) (1) Budget items allocable to both counties as submitted by the Commission shall be concurred in by both county councils.
(2) The county councils may concur in additions to, deletions from, increases to, or decreases from budget items allocable to both counties.
(3) Failure of the county councils to concur in any budget item allocable to both counties by June 15 shall constitute approval of the item as submitted by the Commission.
(b) On or before June 1 of each year, each county council shall, by resolution:
(1) approve the portion of the budgets allocable to that county, with any alterations made under subsection (c) of this section; and
(2) subject to the requirements and limitations of Subtitles 3 and 4 of this title and Title 21 of this article, impose taxes in the amounts the county council determines to be necessary to finance the portion of the budgets allocable to that county.
(c) Each county council may add to, delete from, increase, or decrease any part of the budgets allocable solely to that county.
(d) (1) Budget items allocable to both counties as submitted by the Commission shall be concurred in by both county councils.
(2) The county councils may concur in additions to, deletions from, increases to, or decreases from budget items allocable to both counties.
(3) Failure of the county councils to concur in any budget item allocable to both counties by June 15 shall constitute approval of the item as submitted by the Commission.
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