North Carolina § 122C-144 - 1. Budget format and reports.

§ 122C-144. 1. Budget format and reports.

The area authority shall maintain its budget in accordance with the requirements of Article 3 of Subchapter III of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes, the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act. The Secretary may require periodic reports of receipts and expenditures for all area authority services provided directly or under contract according to a format prescribed by the Secretary. In accordance with G.S. 159-34, the area authority shall have an audit completed and submit it to the Local Government Commission. The Secretary may require reports of client characteristics, staffing patterns, agency policies or activities, services, or specific financial data of the area authority, but the reports shall not identify individual clients of the area authority unless specifically required by State statute or federal statute or regulation, or unless valid consent for the release has been given by the client or legally responsible person. History (1993, c. 321, s. 220(g).) § 122C-145: Renumbered as G.S. 122C-151.2 by Session Laws 1993, c. 321, s. 220.