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Section 9 -6. Removal of Prosecuting Attorney. The prosecuting attorney may be removed by impeachment or recall proceedings as provided by this charter. (1979, Prop. 9.) ARTICLE X FINANCIAL PROCEDURES Section 10 -1. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the county shall begin on the first day of July and end on the last day of June of the succeeding year. Section 10 -2. Preparation and Submission of Budget and Capital Program. (a) No later than March 1 of each year, the mayor shall submit to the county council: (1) An operating budget for the ensuing year. (2) An operating program for the ensuing three fiscal years. (3) A capital budget for the ensuing fiscal year. (4) A capital program for the ensuing six fiscal years. (5) An accompanying message. The mayor shall submit amendments to the operating budget, operating program, capital budget, and capital program, together with an accompanying message, to the county council 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 mayor, the head of each county agency and executive agency shall furnish the mayor: (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 mayor may request. (c) The mayor shall review all the estimates furnished. 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 submission, 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. (1974, Ord. No. 57, sec. 1; 1990, Prop. 4, sec. 1; 1990, Prop. 14, sec. 1; 2010, Prop. 7, sec. 37.) Section 10 -3. Scope of Operating Budget; Operating Program; Mayor's Message. (a) The operating budget shall present a complete financial plan for the current operations of the county and its agencies and executive agencies in the ensuing fiscal year, showing all funds and reserves. Capital expenditures to be financed from current revenues in the ensuing fiscal year shall be included in the operating budget as well as in the capital budget. Appropriations for such expenditures shall be included in the operating budget. 32