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within ten working days after the close of the state legislature but not later than May 5 of each year. (b) On or before the date specified by the [mayer-,] county manager, the head of each county agency and executive agency shall furnish the county manager: (1) Estimates for the current fiscal year and ensuing fiscal years covering the revenues and expenditures of the agency or executive agency concerned. (2) Estimates of any capital improvements pending or proposed to be undertaken within the ensuing fiscal year and within the five fiscal years thereafter. (3) Such other information as the [e ] county manager may request. (c) The [maye ] county manager shall review all the estimates furnished[.] and submit a draft budget to the maw The mayor may hold public hearings thereon and may revise the estimates in such manner as the mayor deems advisable in preparing the budgets and programs. (d) Upon [subfnissien,] transmission, the budgets, the programs and messages shall be a public record in the office of the clerk of the county council and shall be open to public inspection. The mayor shall at the same time make available copies of the budgets, the programs and messages for distribution to interested persons." SECTION 30. Article X, section 10-8, of the Charter of the County of Hawaii (2024 Edition), is amended to read as follows: "Section 10-8. Appropriations: Supplemental and Emergency. When during any fiscal year there are available any funds for appropriation, the [maye ] county manager shall certify to the county council and the county council may amend or make supplemental appropriations for the year up to the amount of available revenues. Such appropriations may be made by ordinance effective immediately upon adoption. To meet a public emergency affecting life, health or property, the council[.] may make emergency appropriations. Such appropriations may be made by ordinance and must be approved by all council members present or by two-thirds of the entire membership. To the extent that there are no available unappropriated revenues to meet such appropriations, the council may., by ordinance., authorize the issuance of emergency notes. These notes may be renewed from time to time, but the emergency notes and renewals of any fiscal year shall be paid not later than the first day of the fiscal year next succeeding that in which the emergency appropriation was made. The total of emergency appropriations in any fiscal year shall not exceed one-half of one percent of the total operating appropriations, excluding those for debt service made in the operating budget for that year." 12