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§ 5-8-507. Annual Operating Budget — Publication — Budgetary Comparison

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the county commission shall cause to be published the proposed annual operating budget, no later than five (5) days after the budget is presented to the governing body, in a newspaper of general circulation, if the newspaper is published daily. If the newspaper of general circulation is published […]

§ 5-8-501. Standard Accounting System

The comptroller of the treasury, with the approval of the governor, shall devise a modern and effective bookkeeping and accounting system to be used by all county officials and agencies receiving and disbursing the revenues of the state or any political subdivision thereof, and shall prescribe the minimum standards that shall be required under such […]

§ 5-8-502. Compliance With Accounting Standards

All county officials and agencies receiving and disbursing the revenues of the state or any political subdivision thereof shall be required to adopt a system of bookkeeping and accounting that meets the minimum standards provided for in § 5-8-501.

§ 5-8-503. Noncompliance — Additional Audit Costs

If any county official or agency receiving and disbursing the revenues of the state or any political subdivision thereof shall fail to comply with  § 5-8-502, the county, within thirty (30) days after the completion of the audit made by the state department of audit under  §§ 4-3-304 and 9-3-212, shall be obligated to pay […]

§ 5-8-505. Financial Reports — Applicability and Contents

All appointive or elective county public officials, official county boards, committees and commissions in the state having in their charge and custody public funds or moneys are required to file with the county mayor and with the county clerk, who shall provide a copy of this report to each member of the county legislative body […]