§ 10. Audits.

(a)

The commission shall choose three (3) of its members to serve as an audit committee. The term of members serving as the audit committee and their manner of selection shall be as determined by the commission. The audit committee shall screen and recommend to the commission an independent auditing firm to serve as an outside auditor of the county government to make an annual continuous general audit of all county finances and financial records.

(b)

The outside auditor shall be employed pursuant to written contract to be entered upon the minutes of the commission, and the contract shall state clearly and concisely the depth and scope of the audit and that it shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of the act providing uniform standards for audits of municipalities and counties within the State of Georgia, approved April 21, 1967 (Ga. Laws 1967, p. 883), as amended, by an act approved March 28, 1968 (Ga. Laws 1968, p. 464) [O.C.G.A. § 36-60-8]. The auditor shall immediately inform the commission in writing of any irregularities found in the management of county business by an officer or department of the county government.

(c)

The outside auditor shall complete the audit in compliance with Article 1 of Chapter 81 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated each year, and, within ten (10) days after its completion, the auditor shall deliver a copy of the audit to each commissioner, the chief executive, and the grand jury of the DeKalb County superior court then in session.

(Acts 1981, p. 4304, § 1; Acts 1915, p. 3826, § 1 ; Acts. 2016, p. 4219, § 2 )