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If the governing body determines that a particular administrative function or activity of the recipient organization duplicates the services provided by the governing body and that public funds may be conserved by combining, consolidating or coordinating the activities of the recipient agency with those of the locality, it may, in lieu of an appropriation of funds for that function or activity, provide the recipient agency with the necessary goods and services. 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This law was first created in 1968. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 554 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1968 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80665,"section_number":"15.2-4710","catch_line":"Cooperation between districts and other political subdivisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4710\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":152797,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61425,"identifier":"15.2-1305","token":"15.2\/II\/13\/2\/15.2-1305","url":"\/15.2-1305\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1305\/","token":"15.2\/II\/13\/2\/15.2-1305","dublin_core":{"Title":"Review of appropriations to certain agencies; providing goods and services to such agencies in lieu of funds","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1305","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The governing body<\/span> of any locality<\/span> may from time to time require of any board, commission or authority, hereinafter referred to as recipient agency, to which it has power to appropriate public funds and has appropriated such funds in the past or has received a request for appropriations, such information books and records of the recipient agency as the governing body<\/span> deems necessary in order<\/span> that it may be assured that an appropriation or proposed appropriation will not result in the dissipation of public funds and in order<\/span> that it may determine the use of past and the proposed use of future appropriations, the method of management, control and organization of the recipient agency and its present and proposed programs. If the governing body<\/span> determines that a particular administrative function or activity of the recipient organization duplicates the services provided by the governing body<\/span> and that public funds may be conserved by combining, consolidating or coordinating the activities of the recipient agency with those of the locality<\/span>, it may, in lieu of an appropriation of funds for that function or activity, provide the recipient agency with the necessary goods and services. The governing body<\/span> may assign officers and employees to coordinate the functions and activities of the governing body<\/span> and those of the various recipient agencies.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREVIEW OF APPROPRIATIONS TO CERTAIN AGENCIES; PROVIDING GOODS AND SERVICES TO\nSUCH AGENCIES IN LIEU OF FUNDS (\u00a7 15.2-1305)\n\nThe governing body of any locality may from time to time require of any board,\ncommission or authority, hereinafter referred to as recipient agency, to which\nit has power to appropriate public funds and has appropriated such funds in the\npast or has received a request for appropriations, such information books and\nrecords of the recipient agency as the governing body deems necessary in order\nthat it may be assured that an appropriation or proposed appropriation will not\nresult in the dissipation of public funds and in order that it may determine the\nuse of past and the proposed use of future appropriations, the method of\nmanagement, control and organization of the recipient agency and its present and\nproposed programs. If the governing body determines that a particular\nadministrative function or activity of the recipient organization duplicates the\nservices provided by the governing body and that public funds may be conserved\nby combining, consolidating or coordinating the activities of the recipient\nagency with those of the locality, it may, in lieu of an appropriation of funds\nfor that function or activity, provide the recipient agency with the necessary\ngoods and services. The governing body may assign officers and employees to\ncoordinate the functions and activities of the governing body and those of the\nvarious recipient agencies.\n\nHISTORY: 1968, c. 554, \u00a7 15.1-20.2; 1997, c. 587.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}