OAR 801-020-0620: Bidding and Contracting for Municipal Audits

(1) Municipal Roster. The Oregon Board of Accountancy is authorized by ORS 297.670 to prepare and maintain the Municipal Roster of licensees who are authorized to conduct municipal audits required by ORS 297.425. (2) Requirement for firm registration. Municipal audits required by ORS 297.425 may only be conducted through a Firm registered under the provisions of ORS 673.160. (3) Licensees authorized to bid and contract for municipal audits. The following licensees who are admitted to the Municipal Roster may bid and contract for municipal audits in accordance with ORS 297.465: (a) A licensed CPA who is a sole proprietor and registered under ORS 673.160; (b) A licensed PA under ORS 673.100 who passed the audit section of the CPA Exam as a requirement for licensing and who is registered under ORS 673.160; (4) Firms authorized to bid and contract for municipal audits. Bids, contracts and municipal audits may be issued in the name of a Firm under the following circumstances: (a) A licensee who is a member of a Firm, and who is on the Municipal Roster, may bid, contract or issue municipal audits in accordance with ORS 297.465 under the name of such Firm if all owners of the Firm are on the municipal roster; or (b) A Firm that has at least one member who is on the Municipal Roster may bid, contract or issue municipal audits in the name of the Firm only if the contract and the related audit report are both signed in the name of the Firm by the member who is on the Municipal Roster. (c) For purposes of this rule, “member” means a partner, shareholder, or owner of the firm. Any other licensee, including an independent contractor, office sharer or licensee working for or with a firm on a limited basis is not a member. (5) Except as provided in this rule, no person may bid, contract or otherwise offer to issue or issue an audit under ORS 297.405 to 297.555.