(a) If the public servant fails to obtain compliance as to the laws contained in § 10-4-304 or to respond within the time limit contained in § 10-4-305, then the public servant shall be invited or subpoenaed to appear before the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee to show cause why the public servant has not complied with the above-named fiscal management laws of the State of Arkansas.
(b)
(1) If the public servant is invited and the public servant fails to respond to the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee's invitation provided above, then a second invitation shall be issued by the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee in the form of a legal notice published in the newspaper serving the respective county of the public servant. The legal notice of invitation shall be published at least one (1) time each week for three (3) consecutive weeks prior to the date of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee meeting to which the public servant has been invited.
(2) The legal notice shall be in the following form:
“State of Arkansas Legislative Joint Auditing Committee COUNTY OF STATE OF ARKANSAS INVITATION THE People of the State of Arkansas TO GREETING: You are invited to appear in Room , State Capitol Building, Little Rock, Arkansas, before the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee on the day of , 20 , at , and discuss with the Committee your respective audit report, prepared by the staff of the Committee, and if there is any additional evidence you would like to produce at this meeting, that is now in your custody or the custody of some other individual, you are requested to furnish the Committee's staff with this information at least seven (7) days prior to the date of your appearance. Witness my hand, as and the seal thereof, on this day of , 20 . Legislative Joint Auditing Committee”
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