New Mexico Statutes 6-6-9. [Limitation on municipal expenditures during year officials’ terms expire.]
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It shall be unlawful for the governing board or council of any city, town or village in the state of New Mexico to disburse, expend or contract for the expenditure of more than the proportionate share of the fiscal year budget during any fiscal year in which the terms of office of such officials will expire, as the number of months such officials are in office bears to the entire fiscal year.
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 6-6-9
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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.