(a) Notice of Hearings. The Council shall publish in one of general circulation, the general summary of the budget and a notice stating:
1. The times and places where copies of the message and budget are available for inspection by the public; and
2. The time and place, not less than two weeks 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 amendments. In amending the budget, it may add or increase programs or amounts and except expenditures required by law or for debt service or for estimated cash deficit, provided that no amendment to the budget shall increase the authorized expenditures to an amount greater than the total of estimated income.
(c) Adoption. The Council shall adopt the budget on or before the 15th day of July of the fiscal year currently ending, as provided in R.C. § 5705.28. The Director of Finance shall transmit the budget so adopted to the, County Budget Commission in the form required by law, on or before the 20th day of July, or at such later time as is prescribed by the Board of Tax Appeals.
(Adopted by electorate, May 4, 1993)