The Ames City Council will adjourn Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week for budget hearings and plans to approve the fiscal year 2012/13 budget in early March.

On Wednesday, the City Council will discuss community enrichment, utilities, public safety, utilities, transportation and miscellaneous public works.

The specific items will include wastewater control, traffic control, water maintenance, street systems and parking.

It also will be examining general services including storm disaster activity, economic development, communication services, parking violation collection and city council contingency.

The council will convene Wednesday to further discuss community enrichment and utilities and public safety. Wednesday’s items will be recreational opportunities and electric utilities. Finally, the public safety program will be law enforcement activities, animal control and fire safety.

Thursday, the council will meet to discuss the transit system and general government and internal services.