Tennessee § 9-11-114 - Appropriation ordinance.
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§ 9-11-114. Appropriation ordinance.
After receiving the annual budget estimate, the governing body of the unit shall prepare an appropriation ordinance or resolution, using the budget estimate as a basis, but appropriating such sums as the governing body may deem proper for the expenses listed under § 9-11-113(2) , whether greater or less than the budget estimate set forth under such subdivision (2), but no appropriation recommended by the budget estimate under § 9-11-113(1) and (3) shall be reduced by the governing body, and the taxes levied for such appropriations may be over and above all other taxes authorized or limited by law. Acts 1937, ch. 300, § 15; C. Supp. 1950, § 3516.24 (Williams, § 3516.25); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 9-1114.
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Section 9-11-114 ("Appropriation ordinance.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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