Liability of city for salaries and wages.
Kansas City Code § 2-1090
in effectSec. 2-1090. - Liability of city for salaries and wages.
(a) Limitation. Neither the city nor any employee or officer thereof shall obligate the city for salary or wages in excess of the money actually appropriated to a particular department and actually allocated for wages and salaries in such department.
(b) Termination of employment. All employment or contracts of employment between any officer or employee and the city shall terminate automatically whenever the money actually appropriated and allocated for the payment of the particular salary or wage concerned has been exhausted or legally encumbered, and there shall be no recovery of salary or wages for service performed after such exhaustion or encumbrance.
(Admin. Code 1967, § A8.8)
Source: City of Kansas City, Missouri, Code of Ordinances, Charter and Zoning and Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mo/kansas_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH2AD_ARTVIIICLCOPL_S2-1090LISAWAFetched: 10/28/2026
