§ 2-943. Annual appropriations divided into 12 parts, expended monthly.  


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  • The appropriations set up and made in the annual budget of proposed expenditures by the city in the various departments thereof shall be divided into 12 equal parts corresponding to the 12 months of the calendar year, and no expenditures of the appropriations beyond the monthly amount so set apart shall be legal nor shall a voucher be drawn for such excess nor payments made thereon. This section shall not apply to special appropriations set up for particular purposes or for appropriations to meet legal requirements, such as payment of bonds, interest payments, costs and other amounts fixed by law. This section shall not prohibit a department head from exceeding such monthly allotment for the purpose of a purchase that would effect a savings to the city, upon the approval of the chief financial officer. If the monthly apportionment provided for in this section is not expended by the department to which it is made, such unexpended balances shall be carried to the month following and added thereto, so that the department will have the benefit of the total apportionment made for the calendar year.

(Code 1977, § 7-3013)