Tennessee § 6-35-307 - Adoption of appropriation ordinance.
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§ 6-35-307. Adoption of appropriation ordinance.
Before the beginning of the next fiscal year, the council shall adopt an appropriation ordinance, based on the city manager's budget with such modifications as the council considers necessary or desirable; provided, that modifications in the school budget as submitted by the board of education shall be subject to the limitations of § 6-36-113. Appropriations need not be in more detail than a lump sum for each fund. The council shall not make any appropriations in excess of estimated revenue, except to provide for an actual emergency threatening the health, property or lives of the inhabitants of the city and declared by a unanimous vote of all members of the council present, when there is a quorum. If for any reason an appropriation ordinance is not adopted prior to the beginning of the next fiscal year, the appropriations for the last fiscal year shall become the appropriations for the next fiscal year, until the adoption of the new appropriation ordinance. The appropriation ordinance, insofar as it relates to the appropriation for schools, shall be further subject to § 6-36-114. Acts 1957, ch. 238, § 7.15; T.C.A., § 6-3514.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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