SF 63

as introduced - 84th Legislature, 2005 1st Special Session (2005 - 2005) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to state government; authorizing the
legislative auditor to retain certain audit fees;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 3.9741,
subdivision 1; 37.06.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, 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 be deleted text begin deposited in the general fund
deleted text end new text begin added to the appropriation for the legislative auditor new text end .

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, 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 the deleted text begin general fund
deleted text end new text begin appropriation for the legislative auditor new 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.