State ex rel. Arbaugh v. Richland County Board of Commissioners

The issue raised by the court of appeals below is whether appellant must follow legislative budget procedures in the submission of a budget and further, whether such budget can later be modified in the absence of a change in statutory responsibility or the occurrence of an unforeseen event or emergency. We reaffirm today that a court may modify its budget at any time presupposing such modification is otherwise reasonable and necessary. We urge, however, that every reasonable effort be made, in the interests of intergovernmental cooperation, to adhere to the conventional legislatively…