Colorado § 29-1-111 - Contingencies.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 29-1-111 — Contingencies., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29-1-111. Contingencies.
In cases of emergency which could not have been reasonably foreseen at the time of adoption of the budget, the governing body may authorize the expenditure of funds in excess of the appropriation by ordinance or resolution duly adopted by a majority vote of such governing body at a public meeting. Such ordinance or resolution shall set forth the facts concerning such emergency and shall be documented in detail in the minutes of the meeting of such governing body at which such ordinance or resolution was adopted. A certified copy of such ordinance or resolution shall be filed with the division.
Source: L. 90: Entire part R&RE, p. 1434, § 1, effective January 1, 1991.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 29-1-114 as it existed prior to 1990.
ANNOTATION
Annotator's note. Since § 29-1-111 is similar to § 29-1-114 as it existed prior to the 1990 repeal and reenactment of this part 1, relevant cases construing that provision have been included in the annotations to this section.
Absent a contingency, contract in excess of appropriations void. A contract by a city for a survey and detailed study for a sewer system is void where no appropriation had been made, where there was no casualty, accident, or unforeseen contingency. City of Englewood v. Ripple & Howe, Inc., 150 Colo. 434, 374 P.2d 360 (1962).
Failure to set forth facts is technical deficiency. A city resolution authorizing an unforeseeable expenditure which fails to set forth in full the facts necessitating a departure from the normal budgeting and appropriations process is a technical deficiency and does not justify striking down a contract. Gude v. City of Lakewood, 636 P.2d 691 (Colo. 1981).
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Section 29-1-111 ("Contingencies.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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