§ 6-56-204. Municipal School Budget
The municipal school budget submitted by the board of education to the governing body shall include estimates of school revenues, as well as estimates of expenditures necessary for the operation of the school system for the next fiscal period. The governing body shall have no authority to modify or delete any item of the school […]
§ 6-56-205. Excess Appropriations Prohibited — Emergencies
The governing body shall not make any appropriations in excess of estimated available funds, except to provide for an actual emergency threatening the health, property or lives of the inhabitants of the municipality and declared by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all members of the governing body present, when there is a quorum.
§ 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. […]
§ 6-56-109. Acceptance of Partial Payments of Property Taxes — Acceptance of Taxes Paid by Electronic Funds
Any municipality that collects its own property taxes may by ordinance opt to accept partial payments of property taxes. Prior to any municipality accepting partial payment of property taxes, the municipality must file a plan with the comptroller of the treasury. The plan must indicate that the municipality has the accounting system technology to implement […]
§ 6-56-110. Depositories of Municipal Funds
The contracting authority for a municipality shall contract with a bank or banks making the best proposal to become the depository of municipal funds. Before entering into a contract under subdivision (a)(1), the contracting authority for a municipality or the contracting authority’s designee shall review and analyze the proposals from the banks. The analysis of […]
§ 6-56-111. Deposit of Funds — Petty Cash — Disbursement — Penalty for Violations
Every municipal official handling public funds shall be required to, as soon as practical, but no later than three (3) working days after the receipt by such municipal official of any public funds, deposit the funds to the credit of such municipality’s official bank account, or bank accounts. This requirement shall not prohibit a municipal […]
§ 6-56-112. Lawful Municipal Purpose Required
All expenditures of money made by a municipality must be made for a lawful municipal purpose.
§ 6-56-201. Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Municipal Budget Law of 1982.”
§ 6-56-202. Applicability
This part applies to any municipality that does not have budget provisions in its charter that are at least as detailed as provided by § 6-56-203(1) and (3).
§ 6-55-604. Correction and Equalization of Assessments
The governing body of any municipality may provide by ordinance or resolution for the correction of erroneous assessments, and for equalization of assessments made by the assessor of property.