Private Acts of 1976 Chapter 267

SECTION 1. There is hereby created a budget committee for Scott County. The budget committee shall consist of three (3) members of the quarterly county court, appointed by the quarterly county court. Each member shall serve for a two (2) year term without additional compensation. The quarterly county court shall appoint the budget committee in the October term of 1976, and once every two (2) years thereafter. A member shall be eligible to succeed himself.

SECTION 2. It shall be the duty of each county official to submit a proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year to the county judge by March 15th of each year. The county judge shall then submit copies of each proposed budget presented to him to the budget committee by April 1st of each year for the committee's consideration. The budget committee shall study the proposed budgets and then submit them to the quarterly county court with its recommendations on each, including reductions, increases, or other alterations, and its recommendation on the tax rate needed to fund such recommendations. Such recommendations shall be submitted to the court at least forty-five (45) days prior to the time the budgets must be adopted.

SECTION 3. This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Quarterly County Court for Scott County before July 1, 1976. Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of the court and certified by him to the secretary of state.

SECTION 4. For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of this act, it shall be effective upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. For all other purposes, it shall become effective upon being approved as provided in Section 2.

Passed: March 10, 1976.