As soon as practical after closing the fiscal year, but no later than December 31 of each year, the county commission shall have published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county a statement of the county’s financial status for the 12-month period ending on September 30 of that year, which statement shall include at a minimum all of the following:

(1) An itemized report of the county’s receipts by source and disbursements by functions or purposes or both.

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 11-3-21

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(2) The outstanding indebtedness of the county of any kind or character.
(3) The schedule by years for retiring indebtedness, separating funded indebtedness from unfunded indebtedness.
(4) The resources available to pay unfunded indebtedness.