No officer, department, or agency, during any budget year, shall expend or contract to expend any money or incur any liability, or enter into any contract which by its terms involves the expenditure of money, for any purpose, in excess of the amounts appropriated for that general classification of expenditure pursuant to this part. Any contract, verbal or written, made in violation of this part shall be null and void. Any officer or employee of the city who shall violate this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction and shall also cease to hold his or her office or employment. Nothing in this section, however, shall prevent the making of contracts or the spending of money for capital improvements to be financed in whole or in part by the issuance of bonds, nor the making of contracts of lease or for services for a period exceeding the budget year in which such contract is made, when such contract is permitted by law.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.
Part 6 - Department of Finance.
Section 45-37A-52.160 - Director of Finance - Appointment.
Section 45-37A-52.161 - Director of Finance - Qualifications.
Section 45-37A-52.162 - Director of Finance - Surety Bond.
Section 45-37A-52.163 - Director of Finance - Powers and Duties.
Section 45-37A-52.164 - When Contracts and Expenditures Prohibited.
Section 45-37A-52.165 - Fees to Be Paid to City Government.
Section 45-37A-52.166 - Division of Purchases.
Section 45-37A-52.167 - Competitive Bidding.
Section 45-37A-52.168 - Contracts for City Improvements.
Section 45-37A-52.169 - Accounting Control of Purchases.
Section 45-37A-52.170 - Borrowing in Anticipation of Revenues.