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AN ORDINANCE related to county leases and agreements for personal or real property; requiring council approval of certain real property leases and agreements, making technical corrections; and amending Ordinance 12045, Section 23, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.04.040.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 12045, Section 23, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.04.040 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. The council and executive shall execute the responsibilities outlined below in order to accomplish the preparation and distribution of the budget and budget document.
1.a. At least one hundred thirty-five days before the end of the fiscal year, all agencies shall submit to the executive information necessary to prepare the budget.
b. Before presentation to the council, the executive may provide for hearings on all agency requests for expenditures and revenues to enable the executive to make determinations as to the need, value or usefulness of activities or programs requested by agencies. The executive may require the attendance of proper agency officials at such hearings, and it shall be their duty to disclose such information as may be required to enable the executive to arrive at final determinations.
c. The executive shall prepare and present an annual budget and budget message to the council no later than seventy-five days before the end of the fiscal year. Copies of the budget and budget message shall be delivered to the clerk of the council and each councilmember.
d. The executive shall prepare and present a proposed appropriation ordinance not later than seventy-five days before the end of the fiscal year. The proposed appropriation ordinance shall specify by any combination of fund, program, project and agency the expenditure levels for the ensuing budget year.
e. Before the public hearing on the budget, the budget message and supporting tables shall be furnished to any intere...

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