The Hancock County commissioners shall hold a public hearing on the budget estimate before October 1st and an informational meeting on the advisory committee's budget estimates before December 1st. Pursuant to the requirements of section 701, subsection 3, written notice and a copy of the estimates must be sent by mail or delivered in person to each member of the county legislative delegation at least 10 days before the informational meeting on the annual budget.

Sec. 13. 30-A MRSA §791, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 718, is amended to read:

§791. Budget; appropriations; approval

Notwithstanding sections section 2, 701 and 702, in Lincoln County the county commissioners may appropriate money, according to a budget, which must be approved by a majority of the county commissioners.

Sec. 14. 30-A MRSA §821, as amended by PL 1995, c. 520, §1, is further amended to read:

§821. Purpose

The purpose of this article is to establish in Piscataquis County a method of appropriating money for county expenditures, including expenditures for municipal services in the unorganized territory, according to a budget, which must be reviewed by a budget committee. This article amends the statutory method in sections 701 and 702 by creating creates a committee with authority to review the budget and make recommendations to the county commissioners. The county commissioners have the authority to approve the budget. This article applies only to Piscataquis County.

Sec. 15. 30-A MRSA §825, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 and Pt. C, §106 and amended by PL 1989, c. 6; c. 9, §2; and c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further amended to read:

1. Proposed budget. The county commissioners shall submit itemized budget estimates, as described in sections 701, 702 and section 7503, to the budget committee in a timely fashion, no later than 90 days before the end of the county's fiscal year.

Sec. 16. 30-A MRSA §851, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 and Pt. C, §106 and amended by PL 1989, c. 6; c. 9, §2; and c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further amended to read: