Sec. 3. (a) For purposes of this chapter, county commissioner action or approval for the appropriation and expenditure of county tax money shall presuppose and include approval by the county council.

     (b) A lease entered into by the board of county commissioners with the authority is valid or binding upon the county only if the lease is approved by a majority vote of the county council.

As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-1.2-7-3

  • 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
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC