The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-21
City Charter Reuisiion
Affects Many Sections

Sections 20 to rs Of the Culhane
charter revision act are, like immed-
lately preceding sections, concerned
with the city's financial affairs.
They cover the general fund, APP
preparations, transfers and presen-
tation of claims.
The Democrat Is presenting the
full text Of the charter act in daily
installment. Following are Sections
20-26 Of the revision act:
SEC. 20. General fund. Except
for such special funds as are here.
matter provided or otherwise pro-
vided by special provisions of ex-
listing bond issues, there shall be
but one fund, which shall be
known as the general fund. No
special fund shall be created or
maintained to be supported In
whole or In part directly by gen.
eral taxation, but all the proceeds
Of any taxes levied against proper
ty in general shall accrue to the
general fund, and all contributions
Of the city to sinking funds and
other special funds, except as ex-
pressly provided herein. shall be
made through appropriations from
the general fund. Expenditures
may be made from said fund, UNI
der appropriations In accordance
with this charter, by transfer to
any special fund or otherwise. for
any and ell purposes for which
moneys Of the city may be expen-
ded.
SEC. 81. Bond funds. Bonds au-
thorized for each capital outlay
project, and the proceeds thereof,
shall be segregated In a special
bond fund designated by the title
OF the project, and the cash bal
ance thereof shall at all times be
maintained intact until disbursed
under appropriations for the pur-
pose or purposes for which the
bonds we're issued, except that any
unexpended balance not required
for such purposes may, upon ap.
preparation therefor, be applied to
the redemption Of funded debt or
be transferred to the sinking fund.
SEC. 20. No money to be ex.
pended without appropriation.
Section seventy-six Of said charter
Is amended to read as follows: No
money, other than that appropri-
ated as aforesaid by the board Of
aldermen at said meeting In the
month Of December, shall be ex-
pended for any purpose except as
provided In. sections seventy-nine
and eighty OF said charter.
SEC. %. Special appropriations
to require special tax. Section sew
enty-seven Of said charter Is
amended to read as follows: II
special appropriation shall be re-
quired for any purpose In excess
Of the total appropriations as
made under sections seventy, sew
enty-nine and eighty Of said char
ter, an estimate Of the same shall
be prepared by the mayor ap.
proved by the board Of finance
and submitted TO the board Of al
dermen at a special meeting for
that purpose, and said board. at
such meeting, or any adjournment
thereof, shall have power to make
any such appropriation and to lay
a special tax to meet the same;
but no such appropriation shall
be made unless q special tax shall
be laid and ordered collected suf-
ficient to cover the amount ap.
propriated.
SEC. "a. Appropriations not exc
pended for the purposes for which
made, to lapse when. Any appro-
priation, regular or special, so
made for any specific purpose
shall not be expended for any
other purpose: but, II unexpended,
shall be credited back into the
treasury thirty days after the ex-
piration Of the fiscal year for
which 1t Is so made. All appropria.
tons thus made shall remain on
the comptroller's books TO the
credit Of the specific purposes, re.
spectively, for which they are
made, for thirty days after the ex-
piration Of the fiscal year for
which they are so made, subject
to transfer as provided In section
seventy-nine Of said charter, for
the purpose Of paying bills law
fully contracted during such fiscal
year.
SEC. Is. Transfers between ap.
preparations Of q department. Sec.
ton seventy.nine Of said charter
Is amended to read as follows:
The board Of aldermen, by a ma.
jority vote and on the recommen-
dation Of the board of finance,
may require the comptroller to
transfer any unexpended balance
or part thereof Of any specific