Sec. 8. 30-A MRSA §739-B, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 475, §§1 and 2, is amended to read:

1. Proposed budget. The county commissioners shall submit itemized finance estimates, as described in sections 701, 702 and section 7503, in the form of a budget, to the finance committee in a timely fashion, no later than 60 days before the end of the county's fiscal year.

Sec. 9. 30-A MRSA §741-A, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 380, §4 and affected by §10, is amended to read:

Notwithstanding sections 701 and 702, the The county commissioners working in conjunction with the Cumberland County Budget Advisory Committee, established in this section, and the county manager, established in section 82, subsection 5, are responsible for establishing the county budget as provided in this article. The county commissioners shall appropriate money for county expenditures according to the budget established in accordance with this article.

Sec. 10. 30-A MRSA §753, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 345, §2, is further amended to read:

1. Proposed budget. The county commissioners shall submit an itemized estimated budget, as described in sections 701, 702 and section 7503, in the form of a budget, to the budget committee in a timely fashion no later than 60 days before the end of the county's fiscal year. The county commissioners must identify in the itemized estimated budget all revenue sources, including balances in reserve accounts and other such funds, used in arriving at their budget estimates.

Sec. 11. 30-A MRSA §761, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 749, §1, is amended to read:

§761. Budget; appropriations; approval

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

Sec. 12. 30-A MRSA §764, as amended by PL 1999, c. 83, §1, is further amended to read: