The Advisory Committee shall have the following duties and responsibilities: To monitor, review, and evaluate the allocation and adequacy of publicly-funded mental health services for County residents through means such as conducting or participating in site visits; To determine the needs of the County mental health system, including quality of services, gaps in the system, and interagency coordination; To participate in the development of the local mental health plan and local mental health budget; To prepare and disseminate an annual report to the following: The Health Officer; The County Mental Health Director; The County Executive and County Council; The Director of the local Core Service Agency, if any; The regional mental health director; The Director of the Mental Hygiene Administration; The Secretary of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; and The Maryland Advisory Council on Mental Hygiene; The annual report shall include the following: A description of the progress of the County mental health system; Recommendations on actions needed to improve the system; Recommendations on priorities for allocation of funds; and In accordance with those priorities and after consideration of financial resources, recommendations on appropriate allocation of funds; To review and comment on the annual Core Service Agency or County mental health plan and preliminary budget, prior to submission of the budget to the State; and To review and comment on the annual fiscal report.