I. – If the Lyon Metropolitan Council so decides, the allocations for investment expenditure include programme authorisations and payment appropriations.
Programme authorisations constitute the upper limit of expenditure that may be committed to carry out investments. They remain valid for an unlimited period until they are cancelled. They may be revised.
Payment appropriations constitute the upper limit of expenditure that may be ordered or paid during the year to cover commitments entered into under the corresponding programme authorisations.
The balanced budget of the investment section is assessed taking into account payment appropriations alone.
II. – If the Lyon Metropolitan Council so decides, the allocations for operating expenditure include commitment authorisations and payment appropriations.
The option provided for in the first paragraph of this II is reserved solely for expenditure resulting from agreements, deliberations or decisions in respect of which the local authority undertakes, beyond one financial year, as part of the exercise of its powers, to pay a grant, a contribution or remuneration to a third party, excluding personnel costs.
The commitment authorisations constitute the upper limit of expenditure that may be committed to finance the expenditure referred to in the previous paragraph. They remain valid indefinitely until they are cancelled. They may be revised.
Payment appropriations constitute the upper limit of expenditure that may be mandated during the year to cover commitments contracted within the framework of the corresponding commitment authorisations.
The budget balance of the operating section is assessed by taking into account payment appropriations alone.
On the occasion of the vote on the administrative account, the President of the Metropolitan Lyon Council presents an assessment of multi-annual management. The status of commitment and programme authorisations and the related payment appropriations shall give rise to a statement attached to the administrative account.
A decree shall set the conditions for the application of this article.