(1) Each bill enacted by the Council must contain only one subject matter.
(2) A vote on final passage of a bill requires a roll call by yeas and nays. If no Councilmember objects, the Council may enact more than one bill by a single combined roll call vote.
(b) Consideration of the budget. No earlier than 21 days after submission by the county executive to the council of the operating and capital budgets for the ensuing fiscal year and the six-year programs, the council must hold public hearings on the proposed budgets and six-year programs. The council must publish notice of the hearings in one newspaper of general circulation in the county. The council sets the procedure for consideration and approval of the budgets and six-year programs.
(c) Transmission to the Executive.
(1) After enactment of any legislation by the Council, the Clerk of the Council must promptly prepare a copy of the legislation in printed or typewritten form as finally enacted. The Council President or acting President must sign the legislation. The Clerk must deliver the legislation within 3 days to the County Executive, or in the absence of the County Executive, to the person performing the duties of the County Executive.
(2) After Council approval of the budget, the Clerk must deliver a copy of the approved budget within 3 days to the County Executive, or in the absence of the County Executive, to the person performing the duties of the County Executive.
(d) Legend on enrolled law. An enrolled law must contain in succinct form on the face of the bill in an appropriate place the bill number, chapter number, date introduced, date enacted, date approved by county executive or date of disapproval, if disapproved, date of override of veto, if any and the effective date. (1970 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 1; 1981 L.M.C., ch. 38, § 1; FY 1991 L.M.C., ch. 11, § 1; CY 1991 L.M.C., ch. 2, § 1; 1998 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 1; , § 1.)
Editor’s note—See County Attorney Opinion No. 90.008 dated discussing the use of consent calendars to consolidate capital improvement bills and proposed amendments to the County Code to permit more than one item on the consent calendar at a time. [attachment]
Charter reference-Enactment of legislation, § 111.
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