[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 10:9-1]
The Governing Body shall cause annual audits of the books, accounts
and financial transactions of all Federal and State funded programs
to be made and completed within three months after the close of the
fiscal year of the individual program, and for that purpose shall
employ a registered municipal accountant, or a certified public accountant
of New Jersey; funds for such audits shall be provided for in the
approved budgets of the individual programs.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 10:9-2]
Audits shall embrace the books, accounts and transactions of
every program supported and maintained wholly or in part by Federal
or State funds. Each audit shall cover a complete fiscal year and,
in addition, shall include a verification of all cash and bank balances
as of the date of the audit thereof and an audit of the accounts to
such date.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 10:9-3]
Every such registered municipal accountant, or certified public
accountant of New Jersey, shall file the original report of his/her
audit and recommendations with the City Clerk and shall, within five
days thereafter, file a certified duplicate copy thereof, in the Office
of the Director of the Federal or State Program and the Business Administrator.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 10:9-4]
The Municipal Comptroller shall not disburse any funds in payment for audits approved by the Municipal Council until passage of an appropriate resolution by the Council permitting such payment. The aforesaid resolution shall not be approved by the Municipal Council until the original audit report and recommendations are filed with the City Clerk as required by Section
10:5-3 above.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 10:9-5]
No resolution, contract or other authorization for the continuation
of any program or activity previously operated for six months or longer
and funded by any Federal, State, County or other grant source shall
be submitted for Municipal Council approval, unless the City Administration
has previously supplied Council with a comprehensive programmatic
evaluation report of subject program indicating the efficient and
economic prior use of grant funds and the satisfactory accomplishment
of subject program's goals and objectives and the specific reasons
why the program should receive continued funding and further, that
within 180 days of the completion of a subject program's individual
funding period, the Municipal Council shall be in receipt of a certified
fiscal audit of the grant program.