Certification of balances; approval of contracts, etc.
Memphis Charter, art. 38, § 341
in effectSec. 341. - Certification of balances; approval of contracts, etc.
No contract, order, agreement or other obligation involving the expenditure of money out of appropriations made by the Board of Commissioners shall be entered into, nor shall any order for such expenditure be valid, unless the Comptroller shall first certify that there is an unencumbered balance in the appropriation account, properly chargeable, sufficient to meet the obligation entailed by said contract, agreement, order, or other document. Such certification shall be evidenced by the word "Approved" and the signature of the Comptroller or the Deputy Comptroller on such contract, agreement, obligation, or order, or by his certificate. Provided, that whenever it shall become necessary to enter into any agreement or contract involving an expenditure not exceeding $1,000.00, for emergency purposes, the approval of such expenditure by the Commissioner of that department of the City government entering into such contract or agreement shall be authority for the disbursement of such funds by the Comptroller.
(Priv. Acts 137, ch. 123, § 12)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/charter?nodeId=PTICHRELA_ART38CICO_S341CEBAAPCOETFetched: 10/28/2026