What are appropriations?
The governing body must pass a resolution or ordinance to appropriate all of the budgeted expenditures in every fund. An appropriation is what gives public officials the authority to spend public money. An appropriation is a limitation on how much can be spent and on what it can be spent for. It is unlawful to make any expenditure without appropriation authority to do so. A public official who does so is at risk of a civil lawsuit under ORS 294.100. If found guilty, the official could be ordered to pay back the money out of their own pocket.
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