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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 16 Pa.C.S.A. Counties § 14976. Supplemental appropriations, transfers of money and appropriation limits

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Authority.--The county commissioners have the power to:

(1) By resolution, make supplemental appropriations for a lawful purpose from money on hand or estimated to be received within the fiscal year and not otherwise appropriated. This paragraph includes proceeds of borrowing authorized by law.

(2) Authorize the transfer of:

(i) The unencumbered balance of an appropriation item or any portion of the balance.

(ii) The unencumbered balance or any portion of the balance within a fund from one spending agency to another.

(3) During the last 15 days of a fiscal year:

(i) authorize the transfer of the unencumbered balance or any portion of the balance in a county fund to a fund of the institution district; and

(ii) reappropriate the transferred money to the institution district.

(b) No expenditures.--The county commissioners may not do any of the following which would cause the sums appropriated to be exceeded:

(1) Hiring work to be done.

(2) Purchasing materials.

(3) Making a contract.

(4) Issuing a payment order.

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