(a) Work Programs and Allotments. At such time as the Manager shall specify, each department, officer or agency shall submit work programs for the ensuing fiscal year showing the requested allotments of its appropriation by periods within the year. The Manager shall review and authorize such allotments with or without revision as early as possible in the fiscal year. He/she may revise such allotments during the year if he/she deems it desirable and shall revise them to accord with any supplemental, emergency, reduced or transferred appropriations made pursuant to Section 4.10.
(b) Payments and Obligations Prohibited. No payment shall be made or obligation incurred against any allotment or appropriation except in accordance with appropriations duly made and unless the Manager or his/her designee first certifies that there is a sufficient unencumbered balance in such allotment or appropriation and that sufficient funds therefrom are or will be available to cover the claim or meet the obligation when it becomes due and payable.
Any authorization of payment or incurring of obligation in violation of the provisions of this Charter shall be void and any payment so made, illegal; such action shall be cause for removal of any officer who knowingly authorized or makes such payment or incurred such obligation, and he/she shall also be liable to the Municipality for any amount so paid.
However, except where prohibited by law, nothing in this Charter shall be construed to prevent the making or authorizing of payments or making of contracts for capital improvements to be financed wholly or partly by the issuance of bonds or to prevent the making of any contract or lease providing for payments beyond the end of the fiscal year, provided that such action is made or approved by ordinance.
(Adopted by electorate, May 4, 1993)