Terms Used In Tennessee Code 9-11-114

  • 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
  • Unit: includes each county and city in the state, which shall issue bonds under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 9-11-102

After receiving the annual budget estimate, the governing body of the unit shall prepare an appropriation ordinance or resolution, using the budget estimate as a basis, but appropriating such sums as the governing body may deem proper for the expenses listed under § 9-11-113(2), whether greater or less than the budget estimate set forth under such subdivision (2), but no appropriation recommended by the budget estimate under § 9-11-113(1) and (3) shall be reduced by the governing body, and the taxes levied for such appropriations may be over and above all other taxes authorized or limited by law.