(a) The county government shall procure the services of 1 or more certified public accountants to audit the accounts of the county at the end of its fiscal year.
(b) Every certified public accountant employed under subsection (a) of this section shall be certified under the laws of Delaware or under the laws of some state having substantially the same qualifications for the certification of public accountants as are required by the laws of Delaware. The county government shall contract with a certified public accountant or certified public accountants, after first giving notice by newspaper advertisement or otherwise of the contemplated employment, and shall thereafter select the lowest responsible bidder for the purpose of carrying out the requirements of this section. The county government may appropriate reasonable sums from the general funds of the county for the payments to the certified public accountants for auditing the county books.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 3. COUNTY GOVERNMENTS GENERALLY
Subchapter II. County Governments
§ 330. General powers and duties.
§ 331. Tie vote in election; appointment by Governor.
§ 334. Organization meeting; election of president.
§ 340. Attorneys for governing body.
§ 341. Bailiffs to governing body; constables.
§ 342. Fiscal year for counties and county agencies.
§ 343. Form of accounts and warrants.
§ 344. Rejection and forfeiture of assigned claims.
§ 345. Dealing in county warrants by elected officials.
§ 346. Gifts or rebates; penalty.
§ 347. Investigation; power to compel attendance of witnesses and to administer oaths.
§ 348. Annual audit; qualifications and selection of auditors.