Coconut Creek: commission decides abandoned appropriations in budget

Coconut Creek voters are asked whether the charter should drop the current five-year automatic lapse of unspent appropriations. Under the current charter, appropriations are abandoned within five years if they are not disbursed or encumbered. The question says that rule reduces the effectiveness of long range planning. A YES vote lets the City Commission decide which appropriations are deemed abandoned. That decision would happen during the annual budget process. A NO vote keeps the five-year automatic lapse in the charter.