Section 2-8-207 Annual Audit of Commission; Examination by Department of Examiners of Public Accounts; Publication of Statement.

The approved and certified commission receiving and disbursing funds as herein authorized shall following the close of their fiscal year every two years, cause an audit of their books and accounts for the two-year period to be conducted by a certified public accountant disclosing receipts, disbursements, expenditures, and other information related thereto, and a copy thereof shall be forwarded to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for inspection and review. The examiner of public accounts of the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts may audit, review, and otherwise investigate the receipts and disbursements of the funds in the same manner that those duties are performed for examination and audits of agencies and departments of the state. An examination or audit as herein required and submitted to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall be open to public inspection. Within 90 days following the close of the certified commission’s fiscal year, if it has received any funds from assessments levied and collected pursuant to this article, the commission shall forward a copy of a financial statement to the state board showing the amount received and collected and the amount spent for each project and item. The statement shall be available for public inspection.