§ 5-12-211. Right to Petition for Additional Deputies and Assistants Not Precluded
The budget shall have attached to it any court order or letter of agreement setting forth the number of authorized deputies and assistants pursuant to title 8, chapter 20, for the trustee, clerks of courts, register of deeds, county clerk and sheriff. Nothing in this part precludes the trustee, clerks of courts, register of deeds […]
§ 5-12-212. Requests for Budget Amendment — Approval
When the budget has been adopted, whether by action of the county legislative body or by operation of law, any budget amendment requested by any department to appropriate local, state or federal revenues, received in excess of the estimates used to adopt the budget, may be approved by a majority vote of the county legislative […]
§ 5-12-213. Who May Make Amendments to the Budget — Compliance With Court Orders
Amendments to line items within a major category of the budget may be made by the official or department head of the office or department whose budget is to be amended, including those county officials named in § 5-12-211, and by the assessor of property, upon written notice to the county mayor and the county […]
§ 5-12-214. Approval of Appropriation for Capital Expenditures to Be Financed by Long-Term Debt
Any appropriation for capital expenditures to be financed by long-term debt shall not be expended or obligated until the issuance of the long-term debt has been approved by the county legislative body and the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller’s designee as required by law.
§ 5-12-215. Impoundment Power to Prevent Deficit Operation — Override — Applicability
If at any time the county mayor determines that the revenues or other resources are, with respect to any fund, less than was anticipated in the adopted budget, or if unanticipated expenditures arise that will likely create a budget deficit, the county mayor, upon certification to each member of the county legislative body, may impound […]
§ 5-12-216. Modification of Dates
If good cause is shown, such as, but not limited to, a reappraisal of property within the county, the comptroller of the treasury may, notwithstanding any law to the contrary, modify any dates required under this part in a particular county.
§ 5-12-217. Creation of a Revenue Fluctuation Major Category
The county legislative body may, in its discretion and with the approval of the county mayor, county board of education, or chief administrative officer of the county highway department whose budget is affected, create a reservation of fund balance for such revenue fluctuations for any fund or funds. Such reservation of revenue fluctuations shall be […]
§ 5-12-206. Forms on Which to Submit a Proposed Budget
The county mayor of each county shall furnish to the head of each department, office or agency covered by this part, on or before February 1 of each year, budget forms on which to submit a proposed budget. Such forms shall contain the minimum requirements prescribed by the comptroller of the treasury, and shall include […]
§ 5-12-207. County Mayor to Furnish an Estimate of Revenue
The county mayor shall furnish to the director of schools and to the chief administrative officer of the county highway department an estimate of the amount of revenue to be generated by one cent (1¢) of the county property tax for each taxing jurisdiction for the ensuing fiscal year and a form tax rate resolution […]
§ 5-12-208. Each Department Head to Provide Proposed Budget Document
The head of each department, office or agency covered by this part shall provide the county mayor or, if a director of accounts and budgets, director of finance, or similar person is provided by law, then to such official, with a proposed budget document on the budget forms on or before March 1 of each […]