MO HB213

State Auditor must conduct audits of all joint municipal utility commissions every two years beginning in 2016, with municipal members jointly paying all audit expenses including staff salaries

Audit reports must disclose financial benefits or burdens on member governments, obligations to finance deficits, debt obligations, and detailed information on investments, bonded indebtedness, officer salaries, employee wages, and plant locations

Reports must follow Government Auditing Standards Board requirements for joint ventures and reflect how joint venture liabilities impact each member municipality's assets

Third and fourth class cities must hold at least one advertised public hearing and obtain majority voter approval before joining a joint municipal utility commission

Auditor must provide recommendations for legislative improvements to enhance accountability of joint municipal utility commissions