The amount to be budgeted for the contingency pursuant to § 9-21-6.1 shall be included in the appropriation for the municipal governing body out of general fund revenues. When transfers are made from the contingency budget to other appropriations, whose revenue is provided by other than general fund revenues, a transfer of fund balances may be made from the municipal general fund to such other fund in the amount of the budget transfer. At no time shall the balance in the contingency fund exceed five percent of the total municipal budget.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 9-21-25.1

  • 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 1975, ch 95, § 2.