Terms Used In Idaho Code 44-1808

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
Whenever wages, rates of pay, or any other matter requiring appropriation of money by any city, county, fire district or political subdivision are included as a matter of collective bargaining conducted under the provisions of this act, it is the obligation of the bargaining agent to serve written notice of request for collective bargaining on the corporate authorities at least ninety (90) days before the last day on which money can be appropriated by the city, county, fire district or political subdivision to cover the contract period which is the subject of the collective bargaining procedure.