US Lawyer Database

§ 6-56-207. Limitation on Tax Levies and Appropriations

Except in cases of emergency as set out in § 6-56-205, no levy of property taxes shall be made by any municipality unless and until a budget ordinance has been adopted and no appropriation of moneys or revenues shall be made for any purpose contrary to the estimates in the budget ordinance.

§ 6-56-209. Transfer of Money

The governing body by appropriate resolution or ordinance may authorize the budget officer to transfer moneys from one appropriation to another within the same fund, subject to such limitations and procedures as it may prescribe. Any such transfers shall be reported to the governing body at its next regular meeting and shall be entered in […]

§ 6-56-210. Carry Over of Appropriations

If for any reason a budget ordinance is not adopted prior to the beginning of the next fiscal year, the appropriations for the last fiscal year shall become the appropriations for the next fiscal year, until the adoption of the new budget ordinance.

§ 6-56-211. Unexpended Appropriations

Any portion of an annual appropriation remaining unexpended and unencumbered at the close of a fiscal year shall lapse and be credited to the general fund, except that any balance remaining in any other fund at the end of a fiscal year may remain to the credit of that fund and be subject to further […]

§ 6-56-212. Intragovernmental Service Funds

If a local government or public authority establishes and operates one (1) or more intragovernmental service funds, it need not include such a fund in its budget ordinance. However, at the same time it adopts the budget ordinance, the governing body shall approve a balanced financial plan for each intragovernmental service fund. A financial plan […]

§ 6-56-302. Application of Part

This part shall apply to all purchases by authorized officials in all municipalities using or encumbering municipal funds, except as follows: This part shall not apply to purchases by authorized officials in municipalities that have a charter provision or private act that either establishes within the charter or act itself dollar limits over which competitive […]

§ 6-56-303. Limits on Purchases

All purchases made from funds subject to the authority of this part shall be made within the limits of the approved budget, when required, and the appropriations, when required, for the department, office or agency for which the purchase is made.

§ 6-56-108. Contributions to Watershed Development Authority

Any municipality of this state may make financial contributions to any watershed development authority created by special act of the general assembly, where a portion or all of the watershed development administered by such authority lies within the county wherein such municipality is situated, and such municipality is participating directly or indirectly in such development. […]