The board of county commissioners may by resolution at its first meeting in January or within ten days thereafter encumber that portion of unexpended appropriations from the prior year for which legal obligations were incurred but were not paid. The resolution shall state the appropriation account and amount encumbered. The county auditor shall keep a detailed listing by payee and amount supporting such amount shown in the resolution.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 7-21-45

  • 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

Source: SL 1927, ch 79, § 15; SDC 1939, § 12.2013; SL 1975, ch 76, § 8; SL 1976, ch 74, § 2.