(A) After receiving the budget proposal from the Mayor the Council shall schedule at least three public hearings on it. Any fee or rate adjustment proposal for the upcoming fiscal year and projected revenue requirements for the following two fiscal years shall be submitted to the Council at the same time as the budget proposal. As a result of its deliberations and the information gathered at the public hearings, the Council may amend the budget proposal at any time prior to May 31. If the Council fails to approve a budget within that time limit, the budget proposal as submitted by the Mayor is deemed approved.
(B) The Mayor or his representative shall be present at all public hearings on the budget proposal and fee or rate adjustment proposals. The Chief Administrative Officer, or his representative, shall be available to the Council at its request during any of its deliberations on the budget proposal.
(C) Definition. As used in this section AMEND includes complete revision or substitution.
('74 Code, § 1-8-7) (Ord. 64-1974; Am. Ord. 35-1994; Am. Ord. 40-1995; Am. Ord. 16-2001; Am. Ord. 5-2007)