Pursuant to authority granted to Borough Council under the provisions
of the Borough Code [8 Pa.C.S.A. § 1005(7)], provision is
hereby made for the appointment of an independent auditor, who shall
be a certified public accountant registered in Pennsylvania, a firm
of certified public accountants so registered or a competent public
accountant or a competent firm of public accountants.
Said independent auditor shall be appointed by the Borough Council
annually by resolution before the close of the fiscal year to make
an independent examination of the accounting records of the Borough
of Canonsburg for such fiscal year, and such independent auditor shall
also perform the other duties and exercise the powers conferred upon
him or her by the Borough Code, 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 1059.11 et
seq., including any amendments from time to time appertaining thereto.
In addition to the duties and powers of the independent auditor
as set forth in said Borough Code, it shall further be the duty of
the independent auditor to furnish the Borough Council with a copy
of the audit report and to meet and discuss the audit report with
the Borough Council upon completion thereof.
The Office of Elected Borough Auditors in the Borough of Canonsburg
is hereby abolished.