Alabama § 45-51A-33.138 Certification of Funds; Penalties for Violation

Alabama Statutes

§ 45-51A-33.138 — Certification of Funds; Penalties for Violation

Alabama § 45-51A-33.138

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 45Local Laws

Ch. 51AMontgomery County Municipalities

Art. 3Montgomery

Part 4Mayor-Council Act of 1973

Subpart 5Budget

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Ala. Code § 45-51A-33.138 (2026).

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No payment shall be made and no obligation incurred by or on behalf of the city except in accordance with an appropriation duly made and no payment shall be made from an obligation incurred against any allotment or appropriation unless the director of finance shall first certify that there is a sufficient unexpended and unencumbered balance in such allotment or appropriation to meet the same; provided that nothing herein shall be taken to prevent the advance authorization of expenditures for small purchases as provided in subdivision (5) of Section 45-51A-33.163. Every expenditure or obligation authorized or incurred in violation of this part shall be void. Every payment made in violation of this part shall be deemed illegal and every official who shall knowingly authorize or make such pay

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No payment shall be made and no obligation incurred by or on behalf of the city except in accordance with an appropriation duly made and no payment shall be made from an obligation incurred against any allotment or appropriation unless the director of finance shall first certify that there is a sufficient unexpended and unencumbered balance in such allotment or appropriation to meet the same; provided that nothing herein shall be taken to prevent the advance authorization of expenditures for small purchases as provided in subdivision (5) of Section 45-51A-33.163. Every expenditure or obligation authorized or incurred in violation of this part shall be void. Every payment made in violation of this part shall be deemed illegal and every official who shall knowingly authorize or make such payment or knowingly take part therein and every person who shall knowingly receive such payment or any part thereof shall be jointly and severally liable to the city for the full amount so paid or received. If any officer, member of a board, or employee of the city, shall knowingly incur any obligation or shall authorize or make any expenditure in violation of this part or knowingly take part therein such action shall be cause for his or her removal. Nothing in this section contained, however, shall prevent the making of contracts of lease or for services providing for the payment of funds at a time beyond the fiscal year in which such contracts are made, provided the nature of such transaction will reasonably require the making of such contracts.