Columbia Transfer of Unexpended Appropriations ordinance (Charter § 44)
City Charter · Article V. Department of Finance
The city manager, upon the recommendation of the department or agency head, may transfer any unencumbered appropriation balance or portion thereof from one classification of expenditure to another within an office, department or agency, and such transfer shall be reported to the city council at the next meeting. At the
request of the city manager, the council may, by resolution, transfer any unencumbered appropriation balance or portion thereof from one office, department or agency to another. No transfer shall be made of specified fixed appropriations.
(4-4-67; Ord. No. 20529, § 1, 4-6-10)
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Charter § 44
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.