§ 15-120o — Annual reports. Audits.

Connecticut § 15-120o

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 15: Navigation and Aeronautics
• Ch. 267a: Tweed-New Haven Airport Authority Act

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(a) Within the first ninety days of each fiscal year of the authority, the board of directors of the authority shall submit a report to the Governor, the Auditors of Public Accounts and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) A list of all bonds issued during the preceding fiscal year, including, for each such issue, the financial advisor and underwriters, whether the issue was competitive, negotiated or privately placed, and the issue's face value and net proceeds; (2) a description of the project, its location, and the amount of funds, if any, provided by the authority with respect to the construction of the project; (3) a list of all outside individuals and firms receiving in excess of five thousand dollars in the form of loans, grants or payments for services; (4) an annual comprehensive financial report prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for governmental enterprises; (5) the cumulative value of all bonds issued, the value of outstanding bonds, and the amount of the state's contingent liability; (6) the affirmative action policy statement, a description of the composition of the work force of the authority by race, sex and occupation and a description of the affirmative action efforts of the authority; and (7) a description of planned activities for the current fiscal year. (b) The board of directors of the authority shall annually contract with a person, firm or corporation for a compliance audit of the authority's activities during the preceding authority fiscal year. The audit shall determine whether the authority has complied with its regulations concerning affirmative action, personnel practices, the purchase of goods and services and the use of surplus funds. The board shall submit the audit report to the Governor, the Auditors of Public Accounts and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding. (c) The board of directors of the authority shall annually contract with a firm of certified public accountants to undertake an independent financial audit of the authority in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. The board shall submit the audit report to the Governor, the Auditors of Public Accounts and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding. The books and accounts of the authority shall be subject to annual audits by the state Auditors of Public Accounts.

Legislative History

(P.A. 97-271, S. 9, 10; P.A. 23-197, S. 6.) History: P.A. 97-271 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 23-197 amended Subsec. (a)(4) to change “a comprehensive annual financial report” to “an annual comprehensive financial report”.