49-471.04. Notice of proposed rule or ordinance making

A. Before a board of supervisors acts on a rule or ordinance that is subject to section 49-112, subsection A or a rule or ordinance that does not otherwise qualify under section 49-471.08, subsection A, a control officer shall:

1. Prepare a notice of a proposed rule or ordinance making. The notice shall include both:

(a) A preamble as prescribed in section 49-471.05.

(b) The full text of the rule or ordinance, including the intended actions to make new sections or amend, repeal or renumber the sections of the rule or ordinance.

2. Post the notice of the proposed rule or ordinance making on the county's website. On posting, the control officer shall notify by first class mail, fax or e-mail each person who has made a timely request to the county for notification of the proposed rule or ordinance making and to each person who has requested notification of all proposed rule or ordinance makings. A county may provide the notification prescribed in this paragraph in a periodic newsletter. A control officer may purge the list of persons who requested notification of proposed rule or ordinance makings once each year by providing notice of the purge in the manner prescribed in this paragraph.

B. Before making, amending, repealing or renumbering a rule or ordinance pursuant to section 49-112, subsection B, a control officer and board of supervisors shall follow the procedure established in this section or in section 49-471.08.

C. The county may terminate a notice of proposed rule or ordinance making at any time during the rule or ordinance making process and shall publish the notice of termination on the county's website.

D. If the county determines that there is a substantial change between the proposed rule or ordinance making and a final rule or ordinance making, the county shall prepare a notice of supplemental proposed rule or ordinance making for public review pursuant to the requirements under subsection A, paragraphs 1 and 2 of this section.