Montana § 7-6-4006 Appropriation Power -- Requirements

Montana Statutes

§ 7-6-4006 — Appropriation Power -- Requirements

Montana § 7-6-4006

Title 7LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 6FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION AND TAXATION

Part 40Local Government Budget Act

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Mont. Code Ann. § 7-6-4006 (2026).

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7-6-4006 . Appropriation power -- requirements.

(1)A governing body may appropriate money and provide for the payment of the debts and expenses of the local government.

(2)Money may not be disbursed, expended, or obligated except pursuant to an appropriation for which working capital is or will be available.

(3)Appropriations may be adjusted according to procedures authorized by the governing body for:

(a)debt service funds for obligations related to debt approved by the governing body;

(b)trust funds for obligations authorized by trust covenants;

(c)any fund for federal, state, local, or private grants and shared revenue accepted and approved by the governing body;

(d)any fund for special assessments approved by the governing body;

(e)the proceeds from the sale of land;

(f)any fu

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7-6-4006 . Appropriation power -- requirements. (1) A governing body may appropriate money and provide for the payment of the debts and expenses of the local government.
(2) Money may not be disbursed, expended, or obligated except pursuant to an appropriation for which working capital is or will be available.
(3) Appropriations may be adjusted according to procedures authorized by the governing body for:
(a) debt service funds for obligations related to debt approved by the governing body;
(b) trust funds for obligations authorized by trust covenants;
(c) any fund for federal, state, local, or private grants and shared revenue accepted and approved by the governing body;
(d) any fund for special assessments approved by the governing body;
(e) the proceeds from the sale of land;
(f) any fund for gifts or donations; and
(g) money borrowed during the fiscal year.
(4) The governing body may amend the budget during the fiscal year by conducting public hearings at regularly scheduled meetings. Budget amendments providing for additional appropriations must identify the fund reserves, unanticipated revenue, or previously unbudgeted revenue that will fund the appropriations.