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(b) The capital program shall be used by the council for informational purposes and as a guide for the estimated costs of the proposed capital improvements of the county for the ensuing six fiscal years and shall contain at least the following: (1) A simple, clear, general summary of the detailed contents of the capital program. (2) The capital improvements pending or proposed for the ensuing six fiscal years, together with the estimated cost of each improvement and the proposed method of financing it. (3) Such other information as the council or mayor may request. (c) After the public hearing on the capital budget, and after the submission of the amendments to the budget, the county council may adopt the capital budget as amended with or without further amendment. First reading shall be after May 5. In amending, the council shall request and consider, but need not follow, the recommendations of the mayor as to the proposed amendment. (d) The council shall adopt the capital budget on or before June 30. If it fails to do so, the amended capital budget submitted by the mayor shall be deemed adopted by the council as the capital budget for the ensuing fiscal year. The adopted capital budget shall be in effect on and after the first day of the fiscal year. (e) At any time during the fiscal year, the council, by ordinance adopted by the affirmative vote of at least two - thirds of the entire membership, may amend the capital budget for that year. In amending, the council shall request and consider, but need not follow, the recommendations of the mayor as to the proposed amendment. (1974, Ord. No. 57, sec. 2; 1979, Prop. 13; 1990, Prop. 4, sec. 1; 2010, Prop. 7, sec. 41.) Section 10 -7. Budgets: Public Records. Three copies of the operating budget and the capital budget as adopted shall be certified by the mayor and the clerk of the county council. One of these copies shall be filed in the office of the mayor and one each in the offices of the director of finance and the director of planning. The operating budget and capital budget shall be made available to the county agencies and to interested persons, upon such conditions as the council may determine. Section 10 -5. Appropriations: Supplemental and Emergency. When during any fiscal year there are available any funds for appropriation, the mayor 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. (1979, Prop. 13; 1990, Prop. 4 sec. 1; 2010, Prop. 7, sec. 42.) 35