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(1)
(a) On or before the last day of each fiscal period, the governing body by resolution shall adopt the budget.
(b) A budget adopted in accordance with Subsection (1)(a) is, unless amended, in effect for the next fiscal period.
(c) The budget officer shall:
(i) certify a copy of the final budget, and of any subsequent budget amendment; and
(ii) file a copy with the state auditor not later than 30 days after the day on which the governing body adopts the budget.
(d) The budget officer shall file a certified copy of the budget in the office of the budget officer for inspection by the public during business hours.
(2)
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a county officer or county employee may not file a legal action in state or federal court against the county, a department, or a county officer for any matter related to the following:
(i) the adoption of a county budget;
(ii) a county appropriation;
(iii) a county personnel allocation; or
(iv) a fund related to the county budget, a county appropriation, or a county personnel allocation.
(b) A county or district attorney may enforce a procedural requirement that governs the adoption or approval of a budget in accordance with this chapter.