Opinion No. (1982)

REQUESTED BY: Ralph Michener, Director, Department of Public Institutions. May the Department of Public Institutions legally draw warrants upon the 1981-82 appropriation to the Douglas County Hospital to pay for services rendered by that hospital in the 1980-81 fiscal year but for which invoices were not submitted until after June 30, 1981?

No.

An appropriation in the amount of $150,000 was made to the Department of Public Institutions for the support of the Douglas County Hospital during fiscal year 1980-81 in Section 12(3) of LB 1002, Eighty-Sixth Legislature, Second Session. Those funds were…