A contract is not valid until the Director of Finance certifies that the unencumbered balance in the appropriation is sufficient to defray the cost to which the County would become obligated under the contract. (1994 L.M.C., ch. 30, § 1.)
Editor’s note—See County Attorney Opinion dated 4/13/99 (4/15/99 on cover memo) analyzing the Chief Administrative Officer’s authority to make a sole-source contract in excess of $25,000 without obtaining consent of the director of procurement or the contract review committee.