Subdivision 1. Audit and examinations. All powers and duties conferred and imposed upon the state auditor with respect to state, county, and first-class city officers, institutions, and property are hereby extended to the various fire relief associations in the state. The state auditor shall annually audit the special and general funds of the relief association or, at the request of the board of trustees or the municipality, the state auditor may contract for an annual audit by a certified public accountant. The state auditor may determine that an annual audit is not necessary, in which case the state auditor shall develop a plan for examination of unaudited relief associations, and shall prescribe suitable systems of accounts and budgeting, and forms, books, and instructions concerning the same.
Copies of the written report of the state auditor on the financial condition and accounts of the relief association must be filed with the board of trustees of the relief association and the governing body of the municipality associated with the relief association. If the report discloses malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance with regard to relief association funds, copies thereof must be filed with the city attorney or county attorney in the city or county in which the relief association is located, and these officials of the law shall institute proceedings, civil or criminal, as the law and public interest require.
Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1987 c 404 s 191]
Subd. 3. Report to commissioner of revenue. The state auditor shall file with the commissioner of revenue a financial compliance report certifying for each relief association:
(1) the completion of the annual financial report required under section 424A.014 and the auditing or certification of those financial reports under subdivision 1; and
(2) the receipt of any actuarial valuations required under section 424A.093 or Laws 2013, chapter 111, article 5, sections 31 to 42.
1986 c 359 s 2; 2013 c 111 art 5 s 1,2,80; 1Sp2019 c 6 art 22 s 1
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties
Section 6.02 — Deputies, Employees.
Section 6.46 — Transfer Of Powers Of Public Examiner To State Auditor.
Section 6.47 — Accounting And Budgeting Systems; Investigation, Forms.
Section 6.475 — City And Town Accounting System Software.
Section 6.481 — County Audits.
Section 6.49 — Cities Of First Class.
Section 6.495 — Examination Of Fire Relief Associations.
Section 6.496 — Volunteer Firefighter Relief Associations; State Board Of Investment Options.
Section 6.50 — Cities Of Second, Third, Or Fourth Class.
Section 6.51 — Other Political Subdivisions.
Section 6.515 — Audit Of Federal Money.
Section 6.52 — Testimonial Powers.
Section 6.53 — Refusal To Assist; Penalty.
Section 6.54 — Examination Of Political Subdivision Records; Petition.
Section 6.55 — Examination Of Records; Resolution Of Governing Body.
Section 6.551 — Examination Of Grantees And Contractors Of Political Subdivisions.
Section 6.552 — Audit Of County Or Municipal Hospitals And County Nursing Homes.
Section 6.56 — Cost Of Examination, Payment.
Section 6.57 — Cost Of Examination, Collection.
Section 6.581 — State Auditor Enterprise Fund.
Section 6.582 — Personnel Plan.
Section 6.59 — Claim Of State For Cost Of Examination, Contest.
Section 6.60 — State Auditor, Certification Of Amounts Due.
Section 6.61 — Subject To Prior Enactment Of Laws.
Section 6.62 — Postaudit; Tax Levy.
Section 6.64 — Cooperation With Public Accountants.
Section 6.65 — Minimum Procedures For Auditors, Prescribed.
Section 6.66 — Certain Practices Of Public Accountants Authorized.
Section 6.67 — Public Accountants; Report Of Possible Misconduct.
Section 6.68 — State Auditor May Assist Public Accountant In Audit.
Section 6.69 — Information Furnished Public Accountant By State Auditor.
Section 6.70 — Access To Reports.
Section 6.71 — Scope Of Auditor's Investigation.
Section 6.715 — Classification Of State Auditor's Data.
Section 6.72 — State Auditor; Report To Legislature On Volunteer Firefighters' Relief Associations.
Section 6.74 — Information Collected From Local Governments.
Section 6.745 — Summary Budget Data To State Auditor.
Section 6.755 — Reports To The Legislature.
Section 6.756 — Special Districts; Information Required To Be Filed With State Auditor; Audits.
Section 6.76 — Political Subdivision Expenditures For Lobbyists.
Section 6.78 — Best Practices Reviews.
Section 6.79 — State Mandates.
Section 6.80 — Rule And Law Waiver Requests.