Tennessee § 5-12-217 - Creation of a revenue fluctuation major category.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 5-12-217 — Creation of a revenue fluctuation major category., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-12-217. Creation of a revenue fluctuation major category.
The county legislative body may, in its discretion and with the approval of the county mayor, county board of education, or chief administrative officer of the county highway department whose budget is affected, create a reservation of fund balance for such revenue fluctuations for any fund or funds. Such reservation of revenue fluctuations shall be available to fund shortfalls in revenue or to meet unforeseen increases in operating expenses, or both. Acts 1993, ch. 431, § 17; 1994, ch. 656, § 4; 2003, ch. 90, § 2. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2, directed the code commission to change all references from “county executive” to “county mayor” and to include all such changes in supplements and replacement volumes for the Tennessee Code Annotated. Cross-References. Option to redesignate county mayor as county executive by private act, § 5-6-101 .
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