Code of Alabama
Division 1 - Original Powers and Duties.
Section 45-48-70.17 - Annual Budgets.

It shall be the duty of the commission at some session in September of each calendar year, or not later than their first session in October following, to prepare and adopt an estimate of the income of the county for the fiscal year beginning on October first of the current calendar year, for all public funds under their supervision and control; and to estimate for the same fiscal year the expense of operations, and to appropriate for the various purposes the respective amounts that are to be used for each of such purposes. Provided, the appropriations so made shall not exceed the estimated total income of the county available for appropriations. It shall be the duty of every county official who is authorized by law to purchase supplies for the use of his or her office, to prepare and submit to the commission at or before the session of the commission at which the county budget is adopted, an estimate of the amount necessary to be spent by him or her for office supplies during the following fiscal year. The commission shall examine into such estimates and pass upon them, allowing therefor such amounts as the commission may seem to be proper for the purpose mentioned herein. And no obligation incurred by such officer over and above the amount approved by the commission and appropriated therefor shall be an obligation of the county, except to the extent therefor approved by the commission.

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