Evening star., 1947-04-11
Partial Text Of Preliminary Draft Charter Proposed Montgomery County

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any portion of his compensation or
any money or any valuable thing to
any person, in consideration of his
having been or being appointed or
employed as such officer or era-
ploye.
ARTICLE vI-EXPENSE AND
CAPITAL BUDGETS.
Section /. Expense Budget. The
fiscal year of the County shall COM
mence on July / in each year and
close at the end of June 80 in the
following year.
On or before May Is of each year
the County Manager shall submit
to the County Council in executive
session an expense budget for the
next fiscal year. showing both in
detail and summary form
ID The departmental estimates
and the County Managers recon-
mended appropriations for current
expenses for each department or
agency and for other purposes for
the next fiscal year.
co Recommended appropriations
| for debt service for the next fiscal
year.
60 Estimates Of receipts from
taxoS oy,l oftnar rovoyo11oc oni roc.
commended borrowing, if any, for
the next fiscal year.
-. The County Council in ex-
ecutive session shall give legal no
tice of public hearings on the ex-
pense budget to be held between
June 10th and Is.
Following such hearings and not
later than June 80 the County
Council in executive session shall
adopt an expense budget for the
next fiscal year.
Section 2. Capital Budget. On or
before May 10 of each year the head
of each department shall submit
| to the County Manager detailed
estimate of all capital projects
pending and of all capital projects
which he believes shall be under
taken within the next five fiscal
years.
On or before May Is of each year
the County Manager shall submit to
the County Council capital budget
showing
"a AS to each pending capital
| project, brief description, the
original estimate cost, the date OF
authorization, the amount and ma
ture of the obligations authorized
- and the estimated additional
appropriation required for compile
| tion.
The hearing held by the county
council on the expense budget shall
also include opportunity to be heard
on the capital budget. Following
such hearing, and not later than
June 80, the county council in exec
utive session shall finally adopt a
capital budget. " =
ARTICLE vIT.-CENTRALIZED
PURCHASING.
Section 2. Competitive Bidding
Any single purchase or contract
involving an expenditure of more
than $500 shall be made by sealed
bids after public notice, and
contracts for the purchase shall be
awarded to the lowest responsible
bidder.
ARTICLE VI1.-MISCELLANEOUs
| PROVISIONS.
Section l. SeparabiIity Provision
If any article, section or provision
of this charter is held by any court
decision that has become final, to
be invalid, -" then it is intended
by the people of the county that
all other articles, sections or pro-
visions of this charter shall
become or continue operative and
in effect. -"
Section 2. Copies of Books and
Papers on Demand. The county
manager shall, with reasonable
promptness, furnish to any tax
payer desiring the same, true and
certified copy of any book, account
or paper kept by any department
or such part thereof as may be de-
manded, except police books and
papers and individual case records
upon payment in advance of rea-
sonable fee.
Section 4. Independent Audit
a. A complete independent audit
of all financial dealings, transactions
books and records of the county
and its officials and employees re-
ceiving and disbursing public funds
Of the county or handled by the
county for other agencies, shall be
made at least annually.
(b.) The complete audit should bt
filed with the County Council ant
copies thereof shall ttereupon b
made available to the public =.
Section S. Manner of Termination
Of Charter and Of Making Amend
ments Thereto. (a.) Repeal. When.
ever the County Council in Legisla.
tive Session adopts resolution b.
affirmative vote of at least six mem
bers proposing the repeal of thi
Charter and the return to the Coun.
/ ty Commissioner form of govern
ment in effect when this Chartel
was adopted, or whenever 70 PEI
\ centum or more of the registered
voters Of the county Cor 10000 o.
more of such registered voters, II
case 20 per centum of the numbe1
of registered voters is greater thar
| 10000 by petition propose tne
repeal - the question shall %
submitted to the voters OF the count,
at the next general or congresslona
election occurring not less than
months after the passage OF suei
resolution or the filing Of such peti'
ton. 80
tb.1 Amendments. This Cnartel
may be amended in the manner pro
vided In Section 5 of Article 1I A O
the Constitution Of Maryland.
Section 6. Compilation OF LaWs
Ifa.) AS soon as practicable after Au