1. The board shall:
(a) Solicit the advice of the town advisory board in the preparation of the tentative budget for the town affected.
(b) Allow towns to recommend their own ordinances and codes. If the subject matter covered is the subject of an existing county ordinance, the town ordinance may not be less stringent than the county ordinance.
2. The board may allow town advisory boards to control any expenditures which are a part of a county-approved budget.