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7 <br />5) All local appropriations to the Council shall be made in accordance with the Local <br />Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act, as may be appropriate. <br /> <br />6) The finance officer shall have authority to collect, deposit, and disburse funds made <br />available to the Council from any source whatsoever, and also perform other duties <br />as prescribed by G.S. 159-25. Finance officers shall be bonded as required by G.S. <br />159.29. All monies received for the Council shall be deposited into an official <br />depository of the Council for the exclusive use of the Council, and shall be paid out <br />only by check signed by the finance officer and countersigned by the Executive <br />Director or another official designated by the Council. Funds shall be disbursed only <br />when they are within the amount of appropriations made according to the budget of <br />the Council. <br /> <br />7) The Board of Delegates may designate a Council employee or, with the agreement of <br />the governing body involved, designate one of the city or county accountants as the <br />finance officer to perform the duties as described in the Local Government Budget <br />and Fiscal Control Act insofar as post-budget approval of expenditures is concerned. <br /> <br />8) It shall be the duty of the Board of Delegates to require that all financial records and <br />accounts of the Council be audited annually by a certified public accountant or by an <br />accountant certified by the Local Government Commission as qualified to audit local <br />governmental accounts. A copy of the annual audit shall be forwarded to each <br />member county and municipality and to the secretary of the Local Government <br />Commission. <br /> <br /> <br />ARTICLE XI <br /> <br />Committee Structure. <br /> <br />1) The Board of Delegates may establish an Executive Committee, other committees of <br />the Board itself, and technical and advisory committees. <br /> <br />2) Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall consist of two delegates from <br />each county in the Region. The officers of the Council and the immediate past Chair <br />shall automatically be members, and will thereby occupy that number of the two seats <br />allotted to their county. Each county government will occupy one seat on the <br />committee. The other seat from each county will be occupied by a municipal delegate <br />from that county. The municipal delegate will be chosen by a vote of all the municipal <br />delegates from that county unless that seat is automatically assigned as provided <br />above. If there are more eligible delegates than available seats for those delegates to <br />serve on the Executive Committee due to the automatic assignments provided above, <br />20