Focus on Beaufort County ex rel. Certain Registered Voters v. Beaufort County

Toal, Justice:

Appellants appeal the circuit court’s order which finds their proposed spending limitation ordinance unlawful. We affirm.

FACTS

In 1991 Appellants circulated a petition to initiate a “Spending Limitation Ordinance” which would limit the rate of growth of Beaufort County spending to the rate of growth of county personal income. The proposed ordinance specifically states:

(A) . . . Spending in any fiscal year shall not exceed the spending limit set by this Ordinance. Spending is all appropriations of every kind authorized, approved, ratified or in any way subject to approval by…