N.Y. County Law § 357: Review of tentative budget

§ 357. Review of tentative budget. 1. A standing committee of members

of the board of supervisors shall be designated or created for the

purpose of reviewing tentative budgets filed with the clerk of such

board pursuant to section three hundred fifty-four.

2. Upon the filing of the tentative budget with the clerk of the board

of supervisors the clerk shall transmit forthwith a copy thereof to the

chairman of the committee designated or created to review the tentative

budget. The committee, upon receipt of such copy, shall proceed to

review the tentative budget. Within fifteen days after the receipt of

such copy of the tentative budget the committee may file a report with

the clerk of the board of supervisors setting forth any proposed

changes, alterations or revisions in the tentative budget. A copy of

the report of the committee shall remain on file in the office of the

clerk of the board of supervisors and shall be open to public inspection

during business hours.

3. The board of supervisors by action taken pursuant to section three

hundred seventy-six may extend or reduce the time provided in

subdivision two of this section for review of the tentative budget and

the filing of the report thereon, provided that in no event shall such

time for such review and the filing of such report be reduced to less

than ten days or extended to more than twenty days.