A. The audits required by Section 901.27 of this title shall be prepared by a certified public accountant or a licensed public accountant. The required audit shall adhere to standards set by the State Auditor and Inspector. One copy of the annual audit shall be filed with the State Auditor and Inspector, and one copy shall be filed with the appropriate county clerk not more than one hundred twenty (120) days following the close of each fiscal year of the district.
B. In the event that a copy of the audit as required by this section is not filed with the State Auditor and Inspector within the time herein provided or for any other reason deemed expedient by him, the State Auditor and Inspector is authorized to either commence an audit or employ a certified public accountant or licensed public accountant to make the audit herein required at the cost and expense of the fire protection district.
C. Within one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of this act or within one hundred eighty (180) days after creation, whichever is first, each fire protection district organized pursuant to the provisions of Section 901.1 et seq. of this title shall certify to the State Auditor and Inspector the date it was created.
D. Prior to the levying of any special assessment by a fire protection district, there shall be filed with the Secretary of State an executed original or certified copy of a written instrument or election return declaring creation of such district and a notice of said filing with the Secretary of State shall be delivered to the State Auditor and Inspector.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 70, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 202, § 23, eff. June 1, 1987; Laws 1992, c. 397, § 9, eff. July 1, 1992.
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