§ 10-6-102. Legislative intent -- Purpose of chapter.

     This chapter is intended to provide uniform accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting procedures for cities. It is the purpose of this chapter to enable cities to make financial plans for both current and capital expenditures, to insure that their executive staffs administer their respective functions in accordance with adopted budgets, to provide the public and investors with information about the financial policies and administration of cities, to provide for the optional use of performance budgeting and related accounting and reporting procedures, and to enable larger cities to evaluate and measure operating performance and provide data comparable with other cities.

Enacted by Chapter 26, 1979 General Session