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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>348043</law_id><section_number>15.2-2505</section_number><catch_line>Budget may include reserve for contingencies and capital improvements</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="46" identifier="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="II">Powers of Local Government</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="20" identifier="25">Budgets, Audits and Reports</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any <span class="dictionary">locality</span> may include in its budget a reasonable reserve for contingencies and capital improvements.</p></section></text><history>1980, c. 258, &#xA7; 15.1-161.1; 1997, c. 587.</history><metadata><court_decisions><item key="0"><name>Mountain View Ltd. Partnership v. City of Clifton Forge</name><case_number>Record 972275</case_number><citation>504 S.E.2d 371</citation><date>1998-09-18</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1059856/mountain-view-ltd-partnership-v-city-of-clifton-forge/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 504 S.E.2d 371 (1998) .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr></court_html></item></court_decisions></metadata></law>
