As used in ORS 297.020, 297.230, 297.405 to 297.740 and 297.990: (1) “Accountants” means all accountants whose names are included in the roster prepared and maintained by the Oregon Board of Accountancy as required by ORS 297.670. (2) “Accounts” means all books, papers, files, letters and records of any nature or in any form used […]
The Secretary of State shall require that periodic reports of financial condition and financial operations be prepared and submitted to the Secretary of State by municipal corporations in such form and at such times as the Secretary of State considers necessary. The periodic reports may be required of all municipal corporations. [1977 c.774 §3]
(1) Except as provided in ORS 297.435, the accounts and fiscal affairs of every municipal corporation shall be audited and reviewed at least once each calendar or fiscal year, and more often if considered advisable by the governing body or managing or executive officer of the municipal corporation. The audits and reviews shall be made […]
(1) Subject to ORS 297.445, ORS 297.425 does not apply to any municipal corporation, except a county or a school district, if, with respect to any one calendar year or fiscal year, the municipal corporation meets all the conditions in either subsection (2) or (3) of this section. (2)(a) Total expenditures for all purposes, including […]
(1) ORS 297.435 does not apply to a municipal corporation for any calendar or fiscal year if a petition requesting an audit, signed by residents of the municipal corporation who are subject to taxes, fees, assessments or other charges levied by the municipal corporation, is filed with the Secretary of State within six months of […]
If the accounts and fiscal affairs of a municipal corporation are audited and reviewed for a calendar or fiscal year, in accordance with the requirements of ORS 297.465, by auditors provided by the federal government, the Secretary of State may accept for review and filing the audit reports of such federal auditors if the reports […]
An accountant who furnishes an audit report to a county pursuant to ORS 297.465 shall, at the same time, furnish a copy of the audit report to the Department of Revenue. [1989 c.796 §9] Note: 297.459 was added to and made a part of 297.405 to 297.740 by legislative action but was not added to […]
[Amended by 1977 c.774 §21; renumbered 297.535]
(1) The Secretary of State, in cooperation with the Oregon Board of Accountancy, and in consultation with the Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants, shall prescribe the minimum standards for conducting audits of municipal corporations, preparing the resulting audit reports and expressing opinions upon the financial condition and results of operation for the period under […]
(1) In performing an audit and review required under ORS 297.425, the accountant under contract with the municipal corporation or the Secretary of State, whoever performs the audit and review, shall determine if the municipal corporation has, or has not, followed generally accepted accounting principles in reporting its financial condition and operations, established appropriate accounting […]
(1) For each calendar or fiscal year under audit, the Secretary of State shall prepare and maintain a summary report that includes, at a minimum: (a) A list of the municipal corporations that were required to file audit reports with the secretary for the calendar or fiscal year as required by ORS 297.405 to 297.555; […]
Whenever any municipal corporation has made a request to the Secretary of State, pursuant to ORS 297.425, for the audit of its accounts and fiscal affairs, the municipal corporation may cancel that request by ordinance or resolution adopted and furnished to the Secretary of State at least 90 days prior to the end of a […]
(1) At the time an audit report, prepared by an accountant, is filed with the Secretary of State, as required by ORS 297.465, the municipal corporation shall pay to the Secretary of State a filing fee. The filing fee shall be determined by the total expenditures made by the municipal corporation for any and all […]
Any extraordinary work required to be performed by the Secretary of State in connection with any of the audits or the reports thereon filed pursuant to ORS 297.465 shall be compensated by an additional payment to be agreed upon by the Secretary of State and the municipal corporation for which the audit is made or […]
The Secretary of State, subject to ORS chapter 183, may adopt, amend and repeal rules necessary to carry out the provisions of ORS 297.020, 297.230, 297.405 to 297.555 and 297.990. [1977 c.774 §12; 1979 c.286 §9]
The audits of counties required under ORS 297.425 shall include justice courts, their officers and employees, district attorneys and their employees, sheriffs, constables and all other officers and officials elected by the residents of a county or appointed by an official elected by the residents of a county and transacting public business. [1977 c.774 §13; […]
The annual audit required to be made of the accounts and fiscal affairs of a county shall include a cost audit of the cost account for county road work. [1977 c.774 §13a]
When a city, by charter, establishes a board or commission that is elected by the people to operate a water utility or an electric utility of the city, the city and the water utility or the electric utility are separate municipal corporations for the purposes of ORS 297.405 to 297.555 and 297.990. [2005 c.443 §17] […]
(1) The Secretary of State may subpoena witnesses, require the production of accounts and do all things necessary to assure that the accounts and fiscal affairs of a municipal corporation are subject to a complete audit. If an accountant is denied access to any of the accounts or other information pertaining to the fiscal affairs […]
(1) All moneys received by the Secretary of State under ORS 297.210, 297.230, 297.425 and 297.445 shall be immediately turned over to the State Treasurer, who shall deposit the moneys in the General Fund to the credit of an account to be known as the Division of Audits Account. (2) The moneys received under subsection […]
