Expenses of commission; budget; expenditures

Sec. 4. All expenses of the commission shall be paid from the fund established in section 7 of this chapter. The commission shall annually prepare a budget. The budget for expenditures under section 7 of this chapter must take into consideration the recommendations made by a nonprofit corporation qualifying under section 7 of this chapter. The commission shall submit the budget to the county council for its review and approval. No expenditure shall be made unless: (1) it is pursuant to an appropriation made by the county council in the manner provided by law; and (2) if the expenditure is payable from the tourism capital improvement fund, the specific project for which the expenditure will be made has been: (A) recommended to the county council by the commission; and (B) approved by the county council. As added by Acts 1976, P.L.22, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.49-1994, SEC.6.