§ 167.141. Work programs; allotments.

Before the beginning of the fiscal year, the head of each department, institution, office, or agency of the county government shall submit to the Budget Director when required by him a work program for the year, which program shall include all appropriations for its operation and maintenance and purchase of equipment, and shall show the requested allotments of said appropriations for such department, institution, office or agency, by quarterly periods, for the entire fiscal year. The Budget Director shall review the requested allotments in the light of the work program of the department, institution, office or agency concerned, and may, subject to the authorization of the County Executive, revise, alter or change such allotments before approving the same. The aggregate of such allotments shall not exceed the total appropriation available to said department, institution, office or agency for the fiscal year. A copy of the allotment as finally approved by the Budget Director shall be filed with the Commissioner of Finance, who shall authorize all expenditures for the departments, institutions, offices and agencies to be made from the appropriations on the basis of approved allotments and not otherwise. The approved allotments may be revised during the fiscal year in the same manner as the original allotment was made. If, at any time during the fiscal year, the Budget Director shall ascertain that the available income, plus balances, for the year will be less than the total appropriations, he shall reconsider the work programs and allotments of the several departments, institutions, offices and agencies and recommend a revision thereof to the County Executive, so as to forestall the mailing of expenditures in excess of the said income and fund balances.

(§ 85 of the Laws of 1937, Ch. 617)