Columbia Expenditures Limited to Budget ordinance (Charter § 41)

All allowable claims against the city shall be approved for payment by the department or agency head, by the director of finance, and by the city manager. Any such official who shall approve any claim for payment for which there is not a sufficient unencumbered balance in the fund or appropriation, or which is in any way contrary to the provisions of this charter, or law, or ordinance, shall be personally liable and liable on the official's bond for the amount thereof, and may be removed from office.