The township may not hire employees, purchase materials, execute contracts or issue orders for the payment of money if it would result in the total expenditure of money for a specific purpose to exceed the amount appropriated for that purpose.
73 Pa.C.S. § 4904
Appropriations not to be exceeded
Official source: Pennsylvania General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Pennsylvania statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.