2007 Minnesota Statutes

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 general fund.
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.
History: (7864) RL s 3083; 1911 c 381 s 4; 1957 c 61 s 1; 1963 c 388 s 2; 1973 c 492 s 14;
1982 c 625 s 5; 1985 c 265 art 2 s 1; 1999 c 99 s 9