§ 2-924. Contingency funds—Mayor and council president.

The chief financial officer shall be authorized to establish the following accounts:

(a)

An account within the budget of the mayor and the president of the council for an unrestricted contingency fund, to be spent for any lawful expenditure at the discretion of the mayor and the president respectively, for amenities of their respective offices. Specifically, the purposes for which it is contemplated the funds will be expended include gifts, entertainment, flowers, telegrams, luncheons, dinners, receptions and other expenses deemed proper by the mayor and the council president respectively. Such expenditures are declared to be for a public purpose.

(b)

An account within the budget of the mayor to which any portion of his or her City of Atlanta salary which the mayor declines to receive may be transferred, and from which disbursements may be made to any 50l(c)(3) corporation duly registered as a charitable organization with the State of Georgia whose activities promote the public good within the City of Atlanta.

(Code 1977, § 2-1007; Ord. No. 2016-01(15-O-1592), § 1, 1-26-16 )

Cross reference

Council president, § 2-36; mayor, § 2-176 et seq.