(a) Appropriation of funds shall be made only by county council to departments and agencies to provide public services to county citizens.
(b) Requests for county funds will be submitted to council for review during the regular county budget process, and appropriations will be made only for specific line-item purposes. As required by § 7-66 of this chapter, the annual report from departments and agencies to council shall verify that funds were expended in accordance with the purposes for which they were allocated.
(c) County funds will be disbursed to departments and agencies in 1 of the following ways:
(1) Departments and agencies funded 100% with county funds. Departments and agencies are required to conform with the accounting, purchasing and personnel policies of the county. The Department of General Services will be responsible for all fund disbursement through the county’s accounting system.
(2) Department or agencies funded less than 100% by county funds. Agencies will be subject to the county’s purchasing and personnel policies if comparable policies do not exist. If feasible, the department or agency will receive county funds through the county’s accounting system. If not feasible, departments or agencies will receive funds in accordance with a schedule prepared by the county administrator to include the following:
a. The agency will estimate its first month’s expense. The Department of General Services will issue a check to the agency for this amount.
b. Subsequent payment will be made on an estimated basis predicated on actual expenditures.
(1976 Code, § 7-81) (Ord. 527; Ord. 3680, § 1, passed 4-1-2003)