§ 18-107

(a) Within 3 calendar days after approval of the budgets, each county council shall submit the budgets to the respective county executive.

(b) Within 10 days after delivery of the budgets by the county council, the county executive may disapprove or reduce any item contained in the budgets or the planning work program.

(c) If the county executive disapproves or reduces any item in the budgets, the county executive shall return the budgets to the respective county council with the reasons for the county executive’s disapproval or reduction stated in writing.

(d) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, within 30 days after the respective county executive returns the budgets, each county council may, by affirmative vote of six of its members, reapprove or restore any item over the disapproval of the county executive.

(2) In Montgomery County, within 30 days after the county executive returns the budgets, the county council may, by affirmative vote of eight of its members, reapprove or restore any item over the disapproval of the county executive.