Minnesota Legislature
HF 83
as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
Current Version - as introduced
1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13
1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11
2.12 2.13
A bill for an act
relating to state government; authorizing the legislative auditor to retain certain
audit fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 3.9741, subdivision
1; 37.06.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.9741, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Metropolitan Commission.
Upon the audit of the financial accounts
and affairs of a commission under section 473.595, 473.604, or 473.703, the affected
Metropolitan Commission is liable to the state for the total cost and expenses of the
audit, including the salaries paid to the examiners while actually engaged in making
the examination. The legislative auditor may bill the Metropolitan Commission either
monthly or at the completion of the audit. All collections received for the audits must bedeleted text begin
deposited in the general funddeleted text end new text begin added to the appropriation for the legislative auditornew text end .
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 37.06, is amended to read:
37.06 SECRETARY; LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR; DUTIES; REPORT.
The secretary shall keep a complete record of the proceedings of the annual meetings
of the State Agricultural Society and all meetings of the board of managers and any
committee of the board, keep all accounts of the society other than those kept by the
treasurer of the society, and perform other duties as directed by the board of managers. On
or before December 31 each year, the secretary shall report to the governor for the fiscal
year ending October 31 all the proceedings of the society during the current year and its
financial condition as appears from its books. This report must contain a full, detailed
statement of all receipts and expenditures during the year.
The books and accounts of the society for the fiscal year must be examined and
audited annually by the legislative auditor. The cost of the examination must be paid by the
society to the state and credited to thedeleted text begin general funddeleted text end new text begin appropriation for the legislative auditornew text end .
A summary of this examination, certified by the legislative auditor, must be
appended to the secretary's report, along with the legislative auditor's recommendations
and the proceedings of the first annual meeting of the society held following the secretary's
report, including addresses made at the meeting as directed by the board of managers. The
summary, recommendations, and proceedings must be printed in the same manner as the
reports of state officers. Copies of the report must be printed annually and distributed as
follows: to each society or association entitled to membership in the society, to each
newspaper in the state, and the remaining copies as directed by the board of managers.
Sec. 3. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end
new text begin
Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final enactment.
new text end