HB536 Alabama 2013 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2013
Title
Municipalities, counties, audits, online access required, circuit judge authorized to compel production of audit report if governing body fails to submit, Sec. 11-43-85 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the mayor of a
municipality is required annually to appoint an
independent public accountant or the Department of
Examiners of Public Accounts to conduct an audit of
the municipality and to make a full report of the
audit in writing, under oath, to be submitted to
the council</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the governing body
of a municipality to provide online access to its
audit report and to submit the report to the
Department of Examiners of Public Accounts</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would authorize a circuit judge of
the judicial circuit in which a municipality is
located to compel the mayor of the municipality to
conduct an audit or to compel the governing body of
the municipality to submit the audit report to the
Department of Examiners of Public Accounts within a
time period prescribed by the circuit judge</p><p class="bill_description">
Under existing law, the Department of
Examiners of Public Accounts is required to examine
and audit the books, accounts, and records of all
state and county offices, officers, bureaus,
boards, commissions, corporations, departments, and
agencies</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the Department of
Examiners of Public Accounts to provide online
access to the audit report of a county and of a
municipality that does not have a website and keep
a database of county and municipal audit records to
ensure that each county and municipality complies
with this act</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to audits of counties and municipalities;
to amend Section 11-43-85, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to
municipal audits; to require the governing body of a
municipality to provide online access to its audit report and
to submit the report to the Department of Examiners of Public
Accounts; to authorize a circuit judge of the judicial circuit
in which a municipality is located to compel the mayor of the
municipality to conduct an audit or to compel the governing
body of the municipality to submit the audit report to the
Department of Examiners of Public Accounts; and to require the
Department of Examiners of Public Accounts to provide online
access to the audit report of a county and of a municipality
that does not have a website and keep a database of county and
municipal audit reports.
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Subjects
Municipalities
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2013 | H | Indefinitely Postponed |
| April 10, 2013 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 2, 2013 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB536 Alabama 2013 Session - Introduced |