No Power to Contract in Excess of Appropriation.
Milwaukee City Charter § 7-20
in effect7-20. No Power to Contract in Excess of Appropriation.
The said commissioner of public works shall have no power, by contract or otherwise, to exceed in the doing of any work, in any one year, the sum appropriated for such work by the said common council, or by law, for such year. (S. 14, Subch. 5, Ch. 184, L. 1874.)
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/City-Charter/Master-Charter.pdf#page=57Fetched: 10/26/2026
