The previous budget was estimated at more than $2 million.
Never before in previous budget debates has the Council decided so early to push a major proposal like this one.
In his previous budget the President asked for $6 billion for the clean water program.
The amount is an increase from the $8.5 billion allotted in its previous three-year budget.
Each university institute will receive 75 per cent of its previous budget as permanent money.
In previous budgets, the Administration has paid for that mission, now three years old, with "emergency" spending.
Under the proposal, the county would put in $13.8 million, up $154,000 over the amount in the previous budget.
The previous budget, which added up to about $1 million last year, was handled in-house.
If there is no budget for the current fiscal year, the previous budget continues in effect.
The first reading will obviously deal with the results of the implementation of the previous budget.