(1) Each council of governments shall hold a public hearing on the budget document as approved by the budget committee.
(2) Not less than eight days and not more than 14 days prior to the meeting held as required by subsection (1) of this section, notice of the meeting shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within each county represented by the council of governments. The notice shall contain the time and place of the meeting and the place where the budget document, as approved by the budget committee, is available. The notice shall also state that the meeting is a public meeting where any person may appear for or against any item in the budget document.