Billing

(1) (a) The office shall provide each agency with a monthly billing report that accounts for all legal services the office provided the agency during the immediately preceding calendar month. (b) The office shall include in each billing report: (i) an itemized accounting of the time spent on each matter for the agency; (ii) the total amount charged to the agency during the reporting period; (iii) the cumulative amount charged to the agency for the fiscal year to date; and (iv) the remaining balance of the agency's retainer. (2) (a) In accordance with Section 63J-1-1004, the office shall use the agency's retainer to satisfy the office's monthly charges to the agency for legal services. (b) If the remainder of an agency's retainer is insufficient to satisfy the office's monthly charges to the agency, the agency shall pay the remaining balance using the funding source identified in the service-level agreement. (c) The office may not use an agency's retainer to pay charges incurred by another agency. (3) For each agency under the governor's authority, the office shall provide a monthly report to the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget that includes the information described in Subsections (1)(b)(ii) through (iv).