Code of Virginia (Last Updated:July 28, 2020) |
TITLE 15.2. Counties, Cities and Towns |
SUBTITLE II. Powers of Local Government |
CHAPTER 12. General Powers and Procedures of Counties |
ARTICLE 2. County Procurement By a County Purchasing Agent |
SECTION 15.2-1238. Certification of sufficient funds |
Except in emergency, no order for delivery on a contract or open market order for supplies or contractual services for any county department or agency shall be awarded until the chief financial officer has certified that the unencumbered balance in the appropriation concerned, in excess of all unpaid obligations, is sufficient to defray the cost of such order. Code 1950, § 15-546; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-110; 1997, c. 587. |