HB807 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

James L. Thomas

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Lowndes Co., county commission, contingent fund, appropriation and expenditures authorized

Summary

HB807 lets Lowndes County create a Contingent Fund of up to $10,000 per year to cover unbudgeted county expenses.

What This Bill Does

Starting with the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2010, the Lowndes County Commission may appropriate up to $10,000 from unobligated county funds into a Contingent Fund. The fund may be spent on county purposes not provided by law if the commission believes it is in the county's best interest. Any money left unspent at the end of the fiscal year does not revert to the treasury; it carries over to the next year and may be included in the next year's appropriations, still within the $10,000 annual cap. The commission may establish procedures for how the Contingent Fund is spent. The act takes effect immediately after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects

• Lowndes County Commission and county government: gains authority to establish and manage a Contingent Fund and to set spending procedures.
• Lowndes County residents and taxpayers: may be affected by how unbudgeted county money is used, with decisions by the county commission and a defined annual spending cap.

Key Provisions

• Authorize the county commission to establish a Contingent Fund funded by up to $10,000 each fiscal year from monies not otherwise appropriated.
• Allow the fund to be used for county purposes not provided by law, as determined by the commission to be in the county's best interest.
• Require that unexpended funds do not revert to the county treasury; they carry over to the next year and may be added to the next year's appropriations, within the $10,000 annual cap.
• Permit the county commission to establish procedures for the expenditure of the Contingent Fund.
• Take effect immediately after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Lowndes County