Indiana § 36-9-12-5 - Appropriations; budget estimates
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 36-9-12-5 — Appropriations; budget estimates, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-9-12-5. Appropriations; budget estimates
Sec. 5. (a) Money deposited in the special fund under section 4 of this chapter may be expended only upon a specific appropriation made for that purpose by the municipal legislative body in the same manner that it appropriates other public money.
(b) The municipal works board or board of transportation shall prepare an itemized estimate of the money necessary for the operation of parking meters for the ensuing year at the regular time of making and filing budget estimates for other departments of the municipality. These estimates shall be made and presented to the municipal legislative body in the same manner as other department estimates.
(c) An appropriation under this section is not subject to review by the department of local government finance, and the general statutes regarding appropriation of funds do not affect this chapter.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-6-13-4.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.85. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.317, SEC.11; P.L.90-2002, SEC.509; P.L.257-2019, SEC.160.
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