176.2. After the filing contemplated in article 176.1 and not later than 30 April, the secretary-treasurer shall transmit the financial report and the external auditor’s report to the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy.
If the financial report is not transmitted to the Minister within the prescribed time, the Minister may cause a report to be prepared, for any period and at the municipality’s expense, by an officer of the Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l’Occupation du territoire or by a person authorized to act as external auditor for a municipality.
If the report contemplated in the second paragraph is prepared by a person other than an officer of the Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l’Occupation du territoire, the person’s fees are paid by the municipality unless the Minister decides to make the payment, in which case he may require reimbursement from the municipality.
1984, c. 38, s. 52; 1996, c. 2, s. 455; 1999, c. 43, s. 13; 2001, c. 25, s. 45; 2003, c. 19, s. 250; 2005, c. 28, s. 196; 2008, c. 18, s. 44; 2009, c. 26, s. 109.