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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>70002</law_id><section_number>15.2-2505</section_number><catch_line>Budget may include reserve for contingencies and capital improvements</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Powers of Local Government</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="25">Budgets, Audits and Reports</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any <span class="dictionary">locality</span> may include in its budget a reasonable reserve for contingencies and capital improvements.</p></section></text><history>1980, c. 258, &#xA7; 15.1-161.1; 1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
