House Resolution 1831
By: Representatives McDonald III of the 26th, Anderson of the 10th, Cannon of the 172nd,
Yearta of the 152nd, and Chastain of the 7th
A RESOLUTION
Creating the House Study Committee on Local Government Financial Audits; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS, local governments are required to conduct an audit of the financial affairs and
transactions of all funds and activities of the local government for each fiscal year either
annually or biennially and to submit reports of such audits to the state auditor; and
WHEREAS, a significant number of local governments are out of compliance with the audit
requirement, failing to submit the required reports or submitting them late; and
WHEREAS, many local governments may be experiencing financial strain which is not
apparent because they are not completing audits and submitting reports as required; and
WHEREAS, study is needed to determine what actions can be taken at a state level to assist
local governments with struggles they may be facing relating to compliance with the audit
and reporting requirements or their financial conditions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
(1) Creation of House study committee. There is created the House Study Committee
on Local Government Financial Audits.
(2) Members and officers. The committee shall be composed of seven members of the
House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives. The Speaker shall designate a member of the committee as chairperson
of the committee.
(3) Powers and duties. The committee shall undertake a study of the conditions, needs,
issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and recommend any action or
legislation which the committee deems necessary or appropriate.
(4) Meetings. The chairperson shall call all meetings of the committee. The committee
may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it may deem necessary or
convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and
accomplish the objectives and purposes of this resolution.
(5) Allowances and funding. The legislative members of the committee shall receive
the allowances provided for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated. The allowances authorized by this resolution shall not be received by any
member of the committee for more than five days unless additional days are authorized.
Funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come from funds
appropriated to the House of Representatives.
(6) Report.
(A) In the event the committee adopts any specific findings or recommendations that
include suggestions for proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file a report of the
same prior to the date of abolishment specified in this resolution, subject to
subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.
(B) In the event the committee adopts a report that does not include suggestions for
proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file the report, subject to subparagraph (C)
of this paragraph.
(C) No report shall be filed unless the same has been approved prior to the date of
abolishment specified in this resolution by majority vote of a quorum of the committee.
A report so approved shall be signed by the chairperson of the committee and filed with
the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
(D) In the absence of an approved report, the chairperson may file with the Clerk of the
House of Representatives a copy of the minutes of the meetings of the committee in lieu
thereof.