Adoption of budget -- Immunity.

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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.




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