Sec. 14. (a) The authority of a county fiscal body under this chapter to pay officers and employees of county homes and to pay for materials and supplies for county homes is strictly limited to the extent of specific appropriations of money made in advance by the county fiscal body upon estimates furnished.

     (b) An obligation or a liability may not be incurred by an officer on behalf of the county unless the obligation or liability is within the appropriation specifically made for the purpose.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-30-2-14

  • 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
  • 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.
     (c) An undertaking or agreement contrary to this section is void, and no action may be maintained against the county based upon the undertaking or agreement.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-2-7.]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.

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