a. Notice and Hearing. The Council shall publish (as defined in Section 5.03) the general summary of the budget and a notice stating:
i. The times and places, as directed in Section 5.03, where copies of the message and the budget are available for inspection by the public; and
ii. The time and place, not less an seven (7) days after such publication, for a public hearing on the budget.
(b) Amendment Before Adoption. After the public hearing, the Council may adopt the budget with or without amendment. In amending the budget, it may add or increase programs or amounts and may delete or decrease any programs or amounts, except expenditures required by law or for debt service or for estimated cash deficit for utilities, provided that no amendment to the budget shall increase the authorized expenditures to an amount greater than the total estimated income.
(c) Adoption. The Council shall adopt the budget and transmit it to the County Auditor in the form and at the time required by law.
(Amended November 2, 1976)