A. Any locality may amend its budget to adjust the aggregate amount to be appropriated during the current fiscal year as shown in the currently adopted budget as prescribed by § 15.2-2504. However, any such amendment which exceeds one percent of the total expenditures shown in the currently adopted budget must be accomplished by publishing a notice of a meeting and a public hearing once in a newspaper having general circulation in that locality at least seven days prior to the meeting date. The notice shall state the governing body's intent to amend the budget and include a brief synopsis of the proposed budget amendment. Any local governing body may adopt such amendment at the advertised meeting, after first providing a public hearing during such meeting on the proposed budget amendments.
B. Pursuant to the requirements of §§ 15.2-1609.1, 15.2-1609.7, 15.2-1636.8, and 15.2-1636.13 through 15.2-1636.17 every county and city shall appropriate as part of its annual budget or in amendments thereto amounts for salaries, expenses and other allowances for its constitutional officers that are not less than those established for such offices in the locality by the Compensation Board pursuant to applicable law or, in the event of an appeal pursuant to § 15.2-1636.9, by the circuit court in accordance with the provisions of that section.
1983, c. 319, § 15.1-162.1; 1984, c. 523; 1997, cc. 587, 602; 2007, c. 297.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns
Chapter 25 - Budgets, Audits and Reports
§ 15.2-2500. Uniform fiscal year for all localities and school divisions
§ 15.2-2502. Notification by state officials and agencies
§ 15.2-2503. Time for preparation and approval of budget; contents
§ 15.2-2504. What budget to show
§ 15.2-2505. Budget may include reserve for contingencies and capital improvements
§ 15.2-2507. Amendment of budget
§ 15.2-2508. Governing bodies may require information of departments, etc.
§ 15.2-2509. Auditor to devise system of bookkeeping and accounting
§ 15.2-2510. Comparative report of local government revenues and expenditures
§ 15.2-2511.1. Return of local surplus funds
§ 15.2-2511.2. Duties of local government auditors
§ 15.2-2512. Audit of accounts of certain county officers, boards and commissions