(a) The audit reports and accompanying comments and recommendations relating to any entity of the state or political subdivision of the state shall be reviewed by the applicable governing body if the entity has such a governing body.
(b)
(1) The audit report and accompanying comments and recommendations shall be reviewed at the first regularly scheduled meeting following receipt of the audit report if the audit report is received by the governing body at least ten (10) days prior to the regularly scheduled meeting.
(2) If the audit report is received by the governing body less than ten (10) days prior to a regularly scheduled meeting, the audit report shall be reviewed at the regularly scheduled meeting falling within the ten-day period or the next regularly scheduled meeting subsequent to the ten-day period.
(c) The governing body shall take appropriate action relating to each finding and recommendation contained in the audit report.
(d) The minutes of the governing body shall document the review of the findings and recommendations and the action taken by the governing body.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subchapter 4 - Arkansas Legislative Audit
§ 10-4-401. Arkansas Legislative Audit — Creation
§ 10-4-403. Authority of Legislative Auditor
§ 10-4-404. Qualifications of Legislative Auditor
§ 10-4-405. Employment and removal of Legislative Auditor
§ 10-4-406. Written appointment and oath of Legislative Auditor
§ 10-4-407. Duties of Legislative Auditor
§ 10-4-408. Disbursing officer — Payment of salaries
§ 10-4-411. Audits of entities of the state
§ 10-4-412. Audits of counties and municipalities
§ 10-4-414. Audits of prosecuting attorneys
§ 10-4-415. Monitoring of reports by the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee
§ 10-4-417. Presentation and filing of audit reports
§ 10-4-418. Review of audit report by governing body
§ 10-4-419. Report of improper or illegal practices
§ 10-4-420. Testimony before courts
§ 10-4-421. Subpoenas — Witnesses — Penalties for failure to appear — Perjury
§ 10-4-422. Records — Public inspection — Definitions
§ 10-4-424. Audit of information systems operations
§ 10-4-425. Format of private audit reports
§ 10-4-426. Continuing professional education courses