North Carolina General Statutes
Article 3 - The Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act.
§ 159-13.2 - Project ordinances.

159-13.2. Project ordinances.
(a) Definitions. -
(1) In this section "capital project" means a project financed in whole or in part by the proceeds of bonds or notes or debt instruments or a project involving the construction or acquisition of a capital asset.
(2) "Grant project" means a project financed in whole or in part by revenues received from the federal and/or State government for operating or capital purposes as defined by the grant contract.
(b) Alternative Budget Methods. - A local government or public authority may, in its discretion, authorize and budget for a capital project or a grant project either in its annual budget ordinance or in a project ordinance adopted pursuant to this section. A project ordinance authorizes all appropriations necessary for the completion of the project and neither it nor any part of it need be readopted in any subsequent fiscal year. Neither a bond order nor an order authorizing any debt instrument constitutes a project ordinance.
(c) Adoption of Project Ordinances. - If a local government or public authority intends to authorize a capital project or a grant project by a project ordinance, it shall not begin the project until it has adopted a balanced project ordinance for the life of the project. A project ordinance is balanced when revenues estimated to be available for the project equal appropriations for the project. A project ordinance shall clearly identify the project and authorize its undertaking, identify the revenues that will finance the project, and make the appropriations necessary to complete the project.
(d) Project Ordinance Filed. - Each project ordinance shall be entered in the minutes of the governing board. Within five days after adoption, copies of the ordinance shall be filed with the finance officer, the budget officer, and the clerk to the governing board.
(e) Amendment. - A project ordinance may be amended in any manner so long as it continues to fulfill all requirements of this section.
(f) Inclusion of Project Information in Budget. - Each year the budget officer shall include in the budget information in such detail as he or the governing board may require concerning each grant project or capital project (i) expected to be authorized by project ordinance during the budget year and (ii) authorized by previously adopted project ordinances which will have appropriations available for expenditure during the budget year. (1975, c. 514, s. 8; 1979, c. 402, s. 3; 1987, c. 796, s. 3(3), 3(4).)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 159 - Local Government Finance

Article 3 - The Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act.

§ 159-7 - Short title; definitions; local acts superseded.

§ 159-8 - Annual balanced budget ordinance.

§ 159-9 - Budget officer.

§ 159-10 - Budget requests.

§ 159-11 - Preparation and submission of budget and budget message.

§ 159-12 - Filing and publication of the budget; budget hearings.

§ 159-13 - The budget ordinance; form, adoption, limitations, tax levy, filing.

§ 159-13.1 - Financial plan for intragovernmental service funds.

§ 159-13.2 - Project ordinances.

§ 159-14 - Trust and custodial funds; budgets of special districts.

§ 159-15 - Amendments to the budget ordinance.

§ 159-16 - Interim budget.

§ 159-17 - Ordinance procedures not applicable to budget or project ordinance adoption.

§ 159-17.1 - Vending facilities.

§ 159-18 - Capital reserve funds.

§ 159-19 - Amendments.

§ 159-20 - Funding capital reserve funds.

§ 159-21 - Investment.

§ 159-22 - Withdrawals.

§ 159-24 - Finance officer.

§ 159-25 - Duties of finance officer; dual signatures on checks; internal control procedures subject to Commission regulation.

§ 159-26 - Accounting system.

§ 159-27 - Distribution of tax collections among funds according to levy.

§ 159-27.1 - Use of revenue bond project reimbursements; restrictions.

§ 159-28 - Budgetary accounting for appropriations.

§ 159-28.1 - Facsimile signatures.

§ 159-29 - Fidelity bonds.

§ 159-30 - Investment of idle funds.

§ 159-30.1 - Trust for other post-employment benefits.

§ 159-30.2 - Trust for law enforcement special separation allowance benefits.

§ 159-31 - Selection of depository; deposits to be secured.

§ 159-32 - Daily deposits.

§ 159-32.1 - Electronic payment.

§ 159-33 - Semiannual reports on status of deposits and investments.

§ 159-33.1 - Semiannual reports of financial information.

§ 159-33.2 - Interim event reporting.

§ 159-34 - Annual independent audit; rules and regulations.

§ 159-35 - Secretary of Local Government Commission to notify units of debt service obligations.

§ 159-36 - Failure of local government to levy debt service taxes or provide for payment of debt.

§ 159-37 - Reports on status of sinking funds.

§ 159-38 - Local units authorized to accept their bonds in payment of certain claims and judgments.

§ 159-39 - Special regulations pertaining to public hospitals.

§ 159-40 - Special regulations pertaining to nonprofit corporations receiving public funds.

§ 159-41 - Special regulations pertaining to joint municipal power agencies.

§ 159-42 - Special regulations pertaining to public housing authorities.

§ 159-42.1 - Establishment of nonprofit corporation by public authority authorized.