§900-L.__Interim budget

If the budget under section 900-K is not approved before the start of a fiscal year, until a budget is finally adopted the county shall operate on an interim budget, which may not exceed 80% of the previous year's budget.

§900-M.__Advisory committee

The Somerset County Budget Advisory Committee, referred to in this article as "the committee," is established as provided in this section.

1.__Committee membership.__ The committee consists of 11 members who are chosen by the following procedure.

A.__Two municipal officers from each of the 3 county commissioner districts and one representative of the general public from each of the 3 county commissioner districts are chosen by the municipal officers from each county commissioner district, and 2 members of the county legislative delegation are chosen by the members of the county legislative delegation.__Committee members representing municipal officers and the general public serve 3-year terms, except for the initial members, whose terms are provided in subsection 2, paragraph B. If a committee member who is a municipal officer ceases to be a municipal officer during the term of membership, that committee member vacates membership.

(1)__If a committee member who is a municipal officer vacates, resigns from or is unable to complete the term of office to which that member was elected, the next district caucus elects a municipal officer to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(2)__If a committee member who is a representative of the general public resigns from or is unable to complete the term of office to which that member was elected, the next district caucus elects a representative of the general public to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(3)__If a committee member who is a member of the county legislative delegation resigns from or is unable to complete the term of office to which that member was elected, the county legislative delegation elects a