Establishment of Coordinating Group

Establishment of Coordinating Group. (a) An Interagency Audit Coordinating Advisory Group (“Coordinating Group”) is established consisting of the presiding officer and minority leader of each house of the legislature, the Director of Finance, and the Special Assistant for Planning and Budgeting. (b) The coordinating group shall not be deemed an agency for purposes of this chapter, the Auditing Act (1 CMC § 7811 et seq.), or any other law, but shall meet or confer as necessary to perform the functions assigned to it by this chapter and the Auditing Act. (c) The coordinating group shall review all audit reports of the Public Auditor, and the Public Auditor shall discuss the manner in which the Public Auditor’s recommendations can be implemented with the assistance of the members of the coordinating group. The coordinating group shall recommend to the Governor and to the legislature any changes in law or regulations which it finds necessary or desirable as a result of its work with the Public Auditor. Source: PL 3-91, § 209. Commission Comment: With respect to the references to the “Director of Finance” and the “Special Assistant for Planning and Budgeting,” see Executive Order 94-3 (effective August 23, 1994), reorganizing the executive branch, changing agency names and official titles, and effecting other changes, set forth in the Commission comment to 1 CMC § 2001.