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LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE

TITLE 4. FINANCES

SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL FINANCES

CHAPTER 103. AUDIT OF MUNICIPAL FINANCES

Sec. 103.001. ANNUAL AUDIT; FINANCIAL STATEMENT. (a) A

municipality shall have its records and accounts audited annually

and shall have an annual financial statement prepared based on

the audit.

(b) A municipality subject to Section 16.356, Water Code, must

include in its financial statement a specific report on

compliance with that section.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 404, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1999.

Sec. 103.002. AUDITOR. A municipality whose records and

accounts are not audited annually by a person prescribed by

statute, by charter, or by a person in the regular employ of the

municipality shall employ at its own expense a certified public

accountant who is licensed in this state or a public accountant

who holds a permit to practice from the Texas State Board of

Public Accountancy to conduct the audit and to prepare the annual

financial statement.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 103.003. FILING; PUBLIC RECORD. (a) The annual financial

statement, including the auditor's opinion on the statement,

shall be filed in the office of the municipal secretary or clerk

within 180 days after the last day of the municipality's fiscal

year.

(b) The financial statement is a public record.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

862, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.

Sec. 103.004. VALUATION OF CERTAIN BENEFIT PROGRAMS. (a) A

municipality that provides a continuing organized program of

service retirement benefits, disability retirement benefits, or

death benefits for any of its officers or employees must include

in the annual financial statement a valuation of the financial

assets and liabilities of the program as shown in the most recent

actuarial valuation of the program.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) a program for which the only funding agency is a life

insurance company;

(2) a program providing only workers' compensation benefits; or

(3) a program administered by the municipality as a member of

the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

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Statutes > Texas > Local-government-code > Title-4-finances > Chapter-103-audit-of-municipal-finances

LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE

TITLE 4. FINANCES

SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL FINANCES

CHAPTER 103. AUDIT OF MUNICIPAL FINANCES

Sec. 103.001. ANNUAL AUDIT; FINANCIAL STATEMENT. (a) A

municipality shall have its records and accounts audited annually

and shall have an annual financial statement prepared based on

the audit.

(b) A municipality subject to Section 16.356, Water Code, must

include in its financial statement a specific report on

compliance with that section.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 404, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1999.

Sec. 103.002. AUDITOR. A municipality whose records and

accounts are not audited annually by a person prescribed by

statute, by charter, or by a person in the regular employ of the

municipality shall employ at its own expense a certified public

accountant who is licensed in this state or a public accountant

who holds a permit to practice from the Texas State Board of

Public Accountancy to conduct the audit and to prepare the annual

financial statement.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 103.003. FILING; PUBLIC RECORD. (a) The annual financial

statement, including the auditor's opinion on the statement,

shall be filed in the office of the municipal secretary or clerk

within 180 days after the last day of the municipality's fiscal

year.

(b) The financial statement is a public record.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

862, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.

Sec. 103.004. VALUATION OF CERTAIN BENEFIT PROGRAMS. (a) A

municipality that provides a continuing organized program of

service retirement benefits, disability retirement benefits, or

death benefits for any of its officers or employees must include

in the annual financial statement a valuation of the financial

assets and liabilities of the program as shown in the most recent

actuarial valuation of the program.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) a program for which the only funding agency is a life

insurance company;

(2) a program providing only workers' compensation benefits; or

(3) a program administered by the municipality as a member of

the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.


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LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE

TITLE 4. FINANCES

SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL FINANCES

CHAPTER 103. AUDIT OF MUNICIPAL FINANCES

Sec. 103.001. ANNUAL AUDIT; FINANCIAL STATEMENT. (a) A

municipality shall have its records and accounts audited annually

and shall have an annual financial statement prepared based on

the audit.

(b) A municipality subject to Section 16.356, Water Code, must

include in its financial statement a specific report on

compliance with that section.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 404, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1999.

Sec. 103.002. AUDITOR. A municipality whose records and

accounts are not audited annually by a person prescribed by

statute, by charter, or by a person in the regular employ of the

municipality shall employ at its own expense a certified public

accountant who is licensed in this state or a public accountant

who holds a permit to practice from the Texas State Board of

Public Accountancy to conduct the audit and to prepare the annual

financial statement.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 103.003. FILING; PUBLIC RECORD. (a) The annual financial

statement, including the auditor's opinion on the statement,

shall be filed in the office of the municipal secretary or clerk

within 180 days after the last day of the municipality's fiscal

year.

(b) The financial statement is a public record.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

862, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.

Sec. 103.004. VALUATION OF CERTAIN BENEFIT PROGRAMS. (a) A

municipality that provides a continuing organized program of

service retirement benefits, disability retirement benefits, or

death benefits for any of its officers or employees must include

in the annual financial statement a valuation of the financial

assets and liabilities of the program as shown in the most recent

actuarial valuation of the program.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) a program for which the only funding agency is a life

insurance company;

(2) a program providing only workers' compensation benefits; or

(3) a program administered by the municipality as a member of

the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.


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