Except in emergencies as provided for in § 34.25, no notice of award of contract shall be issued, no contract shall be signed and no open market purchase order shall be issued until the Finance Director shall have certified that the unexpended balance in the budget appropriation or appropriations concerned is sufficient to defray the amount of the contract or purchase order.
(1985 Code, § 9-29) (Ord. 18-032, passed 12-11-2018; Ord. 2021-015, passed 6-8-2021)