Bill Text: VA HB406 | 2020 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Local government revenues and expenditures; comparative report, filing date.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-02-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0017) [HB406 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-HB406-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §15.2-2510 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§15.2-2510. Comparative report of local government revenues and expenditures.
A. The treasurer or other chief financial officer of each
locality shall file annually on or before November 30 December 15 with the Auditor
of Public Accounts a detailed statement prepared according to the Auditor's
specifications showing the amount of revenues, expenditures and fund balances
of the locality for the preceding fiscal year, accompanied by the locality's
audited financial report. The submittal to the Auditor of Public Accounts shall
include a notarized statement from the chief elected official and the chief
administrative officer of the locality that the locality's audited financial
report has been presented to the local governing body.
B. If such annual statement is not filed with the Auditor of Public Accounts, he may perform such work as is necessary to comply with the provisions of this section or hire certified public accountants to do such work. In either event the expenses of such work shall be charged to and paid by the locality failing to supply the required information.
C. The Auditor of Public Accounts shall prepare and publish
annually by January 31 February 15
a statement showing in detail the total and per capita revenues and
expenditures of all localities for the preceding fiscal year. The statement
shall contain such analytical tables, explanations and comparisons as may lead
to a clear understanding of such information and make the information readily
accessible to the readers.
The Auditor of Public Accounts shall mail or deliver by
February 1 16
of each year a copy of the statement to the members of the General Assembly, to
the members and clerks of the local governing bodies, and until the supply is
exhausted to every citizen who may request a copy.
The provisions of this section shall apply to all counties and cities, to all towns having a population of 3,500 or over, and to all towns constituting a separate school division regardless of their population.
