Use of unencumbered funds.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 2-356
in effect§ 2-356. - Use of unencumbered funds.
Except in cases of emergency, neither the agent nor any other officer or employee shall issue any purchase order for delivery on a contract, pricing agreement or open market purchase until (1) it shall have been certified, after pre-audit, that there is to the credit of the using agencies concerned a sufficient unencumbered appropriation balance, in excess of all unpaid obligations, to defray the amount of such order; and (2) an encumbrance is made upon those unobligated funds in the amount of the City's fiscal obligation thereby incurred.
(Code 1970, § 14-22; Code 1980, § 2-221; Ord. No. 24570, § 1, 11-20-12)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH2AD_ARTVPUPR_DIV1GE_S2-356USUNFUFetched: 10/28/2026
