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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/10-1-25

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Municipalities: has the meaning established in Section 1 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.27
     A sufficient sum of money shall be appropriated each year by each municipality which adopts this Division 1, to carry out the provisions of this Division 1 in such municipality. In such municipalities as shall have already made the annual appropriation for municipal purposes for the current fiscal year, the mayor is authorized and required to pay the salaries and expenses as herein provided for such fiscal year out of the moneys appropriated for contingent purposes by such municipality, or out of any moneys not otherwise appropriated.