Pursuant to Charter § 7.18, at the close of each fiscal year, and at such other times as may be deemed necessary, the City Council shall call for an independent audit to be made of all accounts of the city by a Certified Public Accountant. Bids must be let for a new Certified Public Accountant after three consecutive annual audits. The Certified Public Accountant selected shall have no personal interest, directly or indirectly, in the financial affairs of the city or any of its officers. The report of the audit with the auditor's recommendations will be made to the City Council. Upon completion of the audit, the summary shall be published immediately in the official newspaper of the city and copies of the audit placed on file in the City Secretary's office as a public record.
(`88 Code, Ch. 1, § 6.00) (Ord. 260, passed 1-10-89; Am. Ord. O-2021- 020, passed 5-25-21)
Statutory reference:
Annual audit required, see Tex. Local Gov't Code §§ 103.001 et seq.