(a) The board of directors of each authority shall cause an annual audit to be made of the books and records of its authority. The comptroller of the treasury, through the department of audit, shall be responsible for determining that the audits are prepared in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards and that the audits meet the minimum standards prescribed by the comptroller of the treasury.
Governing body: means the body in which the general legislative powers of a municipality are vested. See Tennessee Code 7-89-103
Municipality: means any county, metropolitan government or incorporated city or town in this state with respect to which an authority may be organized. See Tennessee Code 7-89-103
(b) The audits shall be prepared by certified public accountants or by the department of audit. In the event the governing body of the authority fails or refuses to have the audit prepared, then the comptroller of the treasury may appoint a certified public accountant, or direct the department of audit, to prepare the audit, the cost of the audit to be paid by the authority.(c) Each authority shall prepare an annual report of its business affairs and transactions. A copy of the report and a copy of the annual audit referenced in subsection (a) shall be filed annually with the governing body of the municipality granting permission to the authority to organize.
