Sec. 601.038. EXAMINATION OF ACCOUNTS. (a) At least once a year, the authority shall have a certified public accountant conduct an audit of its books, accounts, and other records. A copy of the audit shall be delivered to the municipality creating the authority.
(b) If the authority fails to make the required audit, an auditor or accountant designated by the municipality may examine, at the expense of the authority, the accounts and books of the authority, including its receipts, disbursements, contracts, leases, sinking funds, investments, and other matters relating to its finances, operation, and affairs.
(c) The attorney general may examine the books, accounts, and other records of an authority.
(d) A concise financial statement shall be published annually in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality in which the principal office of the authority is located. If the publication is not made by the authority, the municipality shall publish the statement at the expense of the authority.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 431.038 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(d)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 14 - Parking and Transportation
Subtitle A - Municipal Parking Provisions
Chapter 601 - Municipal Authority Relating to Parking
Subchapter B. Municipal Parking Authorities
Section 601.022. Creation of Authority
Section 601.023. Protest Petition
Section 601.024. Composition of Board
Section 601.025. Compensation and Liability
Section 601.026. Powers of Board
Section 601.027. Powers of an Authority
Section 601.028. Charges for Use of Facility
Section 601.029. Financing; Bonds
Section 601.030. Revenue Bonds
Section 601.031. Resolution Authorizing Issuance of Revenue Bonds
Section 601.032. Deed of Trust
Section 601.033. Pledged Contract
Section 601.034. Rights and Remedies of Bondholder
Section 601.035. Bonds Exempt From Taxation
Section 601.036. Eligibility for Investment
Section 601.038. Examination of Accounts
Section 601.039. Conveyance of Property
Section 601.040. Acquisition of Real Property
Section 601.041. Tax-Exempt Status