§ 712. Supplementary and emergency appropriations.

(a)

Supplementary. During any fiscal year, the county council, upon the recommendation of the county executive on the advice of the county administrative officer, may make additional or supplementary appropriations from unexpended and unencumbered funds set aside for contingencies in the county budget, or from gifts or grants received from sources not anticipated in the budget for the current fiscal year, provided that the director of budget and finance shall certify in writing that such funds are available for such appropriation. No supplemental appropriation shall exceed the amount of the funds so certified. (Bill No. 86, 1978, § 1; approved by voters Nov. 7, 1978; effective Dec. 8, 1978; Bill No. 13-18 , § 1; approved by the voters Nov. 6, 2018; effective Dec. 6, 2018)

(b)

Emergency. To meet a public emergency affecting life, health or property, the county council may, by ordinance, make emergency appropriations from contingent funds, from revenues received from anticipated sources but in excess of the budget estimates therefor, or from revenues received from sources not anticipated in the budget for the current fiscal year. To the extent that there may be no available unappropriated revenues to meet such emergency appropriations, the county council may, by ordinance, authorize the issuance of emergency notes which may be renewed from time to time, provided, however, that such notes and renewals shall be paid not later than the last day of the fiscal year next succeeding that in which the emergency appropriation was made. The total of emergency appropriations in any fiscal year shall not exceed five per centum of all appropriations (including that for debt service) made in the budget for such year.