{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-37-3","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 8-37-3","heading":"Budget stabilization fund; creation; appropriation.","body":"(a) A municipality may create a financial stabilization fund by a majority vote of its governing body. The fund may receive appropriations, gifts, grants, and any other funds made available.\n(b) The governing body may appropriate a sum to the fund from any surplus in the General Fund at the end of each fiscal year or from any other money available.","path":["CHAPTER 8. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.","ARTICLE 37. MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL STABILIZATION FUND ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/8-37-3/","current_through":"as of 2026-10-13; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session (newest effective date 2027-07-01); amended by SB 726, effective 2026-06-10","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-18T02:47:10Z","sha256":"f8a34d43d93525c525f57d8935c7610772a34e46a42472e118f00fd690589779","source_id":"us-wv","stale":false,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-37-2","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-37-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}