Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Conference committee shifts North Dakota Development Fund audit oversight to state auditor, approves up to $2.25 million for outside contractor
Summary
A conference committee approved an amended SB 2396 that puts the state auditor in charge of a performance audit of the North Dakota Development Fund, authorizes up to $2,250,000 for outside auditors, sets the audit scope to cover July 1, 2019to June 30, 2024, and adjusts reporting deadlines to Aug. 1 and Sept. 30, 2026.
Members of the conference committee for SB 2396 voted unanimously to approve an amended bill that gives the North Dakota state auditor oversight of a performance audit of the North Dakota Development Fund, allows the auditor's office to hire and supervise a third-party contractor for the work and increases the contractor authorization to $2,250,000.
The amendment, offered by Representative Casper and adopted by the committee, defines the audit scope as July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2024, and sets deadlines for the audit report and legislative presentation in mid-2026. The committee later amended the draft to set a…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
