Terms Used In Alabama Code 11-8A-2

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.

Notwithstanding any other law, after October 1, 2009, no county commission may enter into any bond financing agreement or other transaction related to establishing bonded indebtedness that constitutes or creates an obligation, debt, or charge against the credit or taxing power of the county until and unless the county has satisfied the requirements of this chapter.