Auditor statement required; procedure for determining and correcting deficiencies

(1) In performing an audit and review required under ORS 297.425, the accountant under contract with the municipal corporation or the Secretary of State, whoever performs the audit and review, shall determine if the municipal corporation has, or has not, followed generally accepted accounting principles in reporting its financial condition and operations, established appropriate accounting systems and internal controls and substantially complied with legal requirements in conducting its financial affairs. The determination shall either be included in the signed expression of opinion or otherwise disclosed in the audit report required under ORS 297.465. (2) Upon receipt of an audit report under ORS 297.465, the governing body of a municipal corporation shall determine the measures it considers necessary to address any deficiencies disclosed in the report. The governing body shall adopt a plan of action to address the deficiencies. The plan must include the estimated period of time necessary to complete the planned actions. (3) Within 30 days after filing an audit report with the Secretary of State under ORS 297.465, a municipal corporation shall file with the secretary a copy of the plan of action adopted under subsection (2) of this section. (4) As used in this section, “generally accepted accounting principles” means those accounting principles sanctioned by recognized authoritative bodies such as the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Financial Accounting Standards Board or their successors.