Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.439 (2026)

Expenditure of funds; transfers within appropriations.

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UNIFORM BUDGETING AND ACCOUNTING ACT

Act 2 of 1968

141.439 Expenditure of funds; transfers within appropriations.

Sec. 19.

(1) A member of the legislative body, the chief administrative officer, an administrative officer, or an employee of a local unit shall not authorize or participate in the expenditure of funds except as authorized by a general appropriations act. An expenditure shall not be incurred except in pursuance of the authority and appropriations of the legislative body of the local unit.

(2) The legislative body in a general appropriations act may permit the chief administrative officer to execute transfers within limits stated in the act between appropriations without the prior approval of the legislative body.

History: Add. 1978, Act 621, Eff. Apr. 1, 1980 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 493, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2010–2015 · leading case: Debano-Griffin v. Lake Cnty., 782 N.W.2d 502 (Mich. 2010).

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Debano-Griffin v. Lake Cnty., 782 N.W.2d 502 (Mich. 2010). “490; MCL 141.439. Accordingly, when the plaintiff reported her concerns that the ambulance funds were being used for purposes other than those stated in the ballot, the plaintiff was reporting a "suspected violation of a law," and, thus, was engaged in protected activity.”

Pace v. Edel-Harrelson, 870 N.W.2d 745 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “490; MCL 141.439. Accordingly, when the plaintiff reported her concerns that the ambulance funds were being used for purposes other than those stated in the ballot, the plaintiff was reporting a “suspected violation of a law,” and, thus, was engaged in protected activity.”

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