Section 11December 22, 1997, Sec./Art. 11

The regional governor shall submit to the assembly a budget of expenditures and sources of funds within thirty (30) days from the opening of every regular session, as the basis of the regional appropriations ordinance. The form, content and manner of preparation of the regional budget shall be as prescribed by law.

(a) No provision or enactment shall be embraced in the regional appropriations ordinance, unless it relates specifically to some particular appropriations therein. Any such provision or enactment shall be limited in its operation to the appropriation to which it relates.

(b) The procedure in approving appropriations for the assembly shall strictly follow the same procedure for approving appropriations for the regional executive department. A special appropriations ordinance shall specify the purpose for which it is intended, and shall be supported by funds actually available as certified by the regional treasurer.

(c) No ordinance shall be passed authorizing any transfer of appropriations; however, the regional governor and the presiding officer of the assembly may, by ordinance, be authorized to augment any item in the general appropriations ordinance for their respective departments from savings in other items of their respective appropriations.

If, by the end of any fiscal year, the assembly shall have failed to pass the general appropriation ordinance for the ensuing fiscal year, the general appropriations ordinance for the preceding fiscal year shall be deemed reenacted and shall remain in force and effect until the proposed general appropriations ordinance is passed by the assembly.