(a) A county commission may create a financial stabilization fund by a majority vote of the members. The fund may receive appropriations, gifts, grants, and any other funds made available. (b) The county commission 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. (c) The county commission may, in the exercise of its discretion, make the moneys in the fund available for investment by the Board of Treasury Investmeunts or the Investment Management Board in accordance with the provisions of §7-6-5a of this code: Provided, That if the amount of money in the fund exceeds 50 percent of the county's most recent General Fund budget, the county shall consider tax reduction measures.
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