Section 29124 Of Article 6. Appropriations And Transfers From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 6.
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. (a) If at the beginning of any fiscal year, the budget has
not been adopted, the auditor shall approve payments for the support
of the various budget units in accordance with the following
authorizations:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), the amounts
in the recommended budget, except capital assets, transfer-out, and
new permanent employee positions, are deemed appropriated until the
adoption of the budget.
(2) Capital assets, transfers-out, and new permanent employee
positions are deemed appropriated until the adoption of the budget if
specifically approved by the board. For the purposes of this
subdivision, the words "new permanent employee positions" do not
include any employee positions created in lieu of an employee
position that is abolished.
(3) If the recommended budget has not been approved by the board
because of an emergency as described in subdivision (a) of Section
29127, the amounts deemed appropriated shall be based on the final
budget of the preceding year, excluding assets and transfers-out
unless specifically approved by the board.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, prior to
the adoption of the adopted budget, the board of supervisors may
impose expenditure limitations that are more restrictive than those
contained in this section.