New York Consolidated Laws, County Law - CNT § 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.