§ 3-7-206. PROCEDURE.

(a)

General notice requirement.

(1)

At least 15 days before the public hearing required under subsection (e) of this section, a department or office shall submit a notice of proposed regulation to two newspapers of general circulation and post the notice on the county's internet web site.

(2)

The notice shall be published once per week in each newspaper of general circulation before the hearing.

(b)

Contents of the notice. The notice required under this section shall contain:

(1)

A brief description of the proposed regulation;

(2)

Information about the date, time, and location of the public hearing required under subsection (e) of this section;

(3)

In accordance with subsection (c) of this section, information about where copies of the proposed regulations have been made available for review; and

(4)

An address to which a person may send written comments about the proposed regulations.

(c)

Regulations available to the public. The department or office proposing the regulation shall make the proposed regulation available at:

(1)

Each public library in the county;

(2)

The offices of the County Council;

(3)

Its own department or office location; and

(4)

The county's internet web site.

(d)

Effects of notice. Publication of the notice required under this section:

(1)

Creates a rebuttable presumption that the proposed regulation was adopted properly; and

(2)

Is deemed to give a person who is subject to or affected by the proposed regulation notice of the contents of the proposed regulation.

(e)

Public hearing. The department or office proposing the regulation shall set a date, time, and location for a public hearing at which it may receive from the public oral or written comments and information about the proposed regulation.

(1988 Code, § 2-420) (Bill No. 88-1990, § 2, 8-13-1990; Bill No. 31-99, § 3, 7-1-2004; Bill No. 46-11, § 1, 10-23-2011)