The county recognizes that the actions of a Council in a current budget year cannot bind a future Council to a particular course of action in a future budget year, except in certain specific instances, such as the issuance of general obligation indebtedness. For that reason, each contract entered into by the county that requires payment to be made in a future budget year must contain a nonappropriation clause. As defined hereinbefore, such a clause essentially provides that if a future Council fails to appropriate sufficient funds to meet a contractual obligation for that future budget year, the contract can be terminated without penalty to the county, and without limiting the county's ability to appropriate other funds for the provision of similar goods or services in that future budget year or years. Contracts that require payment in the current budget year for delivery of a product or service in a future budget year are not subject to this provision.
(Ord. 01-02-04, passed 1-7-2004)