10-6-117 - Appropriations not to exceed estimated expendable revenue -- Determination of revenue -- Appropriations for existing deficits. - Utah Statutes

10-6-117. Appropriations not to exceed estimated expendable revenue --Determination of revenue -- Appropriations for existing deficits.
(1) The governing body of any city may not make any appropriation in the final budget ofany fund in excess of the estimated expendable revenue for the budget period of the fund.
(2) In determining the estimated expendable revenue of the general fund for the budgetperiod, there shall be included therein as an appropriation from the fund balance that portion ofthe fund balance at the close of the last completed fiscal period, not previously included in thebudget of the current period, that exceeds the amount permitted in Section 10-6-116.
(3) There shall be included as an item of appropriation in each fund for any budget periodany existing deficit as of the close of the last completed fiscal period, not previously included inthe budget of the current period, to the extent of at least 5% of the total revenue of the fund in itslast completed fiscal period. If the total amount of the deficit is less than 5% of the total revenuein the last completed fiscal period, the entire amount of the deficit shall be included.

Amended by Chapter 300, 1999 General Session