At the meeting of the Council at which the budget estimates are submitted by the City Manager, the Council shall schedule a public hearing on the budget. A notice of public hearing shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Municipality and/or on the electronic medium determined by Council pursuant to Section 2.17 of this Charter, at least seven (7) days before the hearing. Such notice shall state that the budget estimates and message are on file for public inspection in the office of the Clerk of Council. On the date and at the time and place advertised, the Council shall hold a public hearing on the estimates as submitted and may continue such hearing. After the hearing, the Council shall adopt by ordinance the estimates as submitted, or as amended, as the appropriations budget of the Municipality for the ensuing budget year. Adoption of the budget ordinance shall require a majority vote of the members of Council.
(Amended November 8, 2016.)