§ 610. Supplementary and emergency appropriations.

(a)

Supplementary. During any fiscal year, the Council, upon the recommendation of the Executive, may make additional or supplementary appropriations from unexpended and unencumbered funds set aside for contingencies in the County budget, provided that the Director of Finance shall first certify in writing that such funds are available for such appropriation. No supplemental appropriation shall exceed the amount of the funds so certified.

(b)

Emergency. To meet a public emergency affecting life, health or property, the Council may, by ordinance, upon recommendation of the Executive, make emergency appropriations from contingent funds, from revenues received from anticipated sources but in excess of the budget estimates therefor, or from revenues received from sources not anticipated in the budget for the current fiscal year. To the extent that there may be no available unappropriated revenues to meet such emergency appropriations, the Council may, by ordinance, authorize the issuance of emergency notes which may be renewed from time to time; provided, however, that such notes and renewals shall be paid not later than the last day of the fiscal year next succeeding that in which the emergency appropriation was made. The total of emergency appropriations in any fiscal year shall not exceed five per centum of all appropriations made in the budget for such year.