Inyo County Municipal Code Ch. 2.11 Auditor—controller

No person shall hereafter be elected or appointed to the office of county auditor-controller of the county unless the person meets at least one of the following criteria:

A. The person possesses a valid certificate issued by the California State Board of Accountancy under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 5000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code showing the person to be, and a permit authorizing the person to practice as, a certified public accountant or as a public accountant;

B. The person possesses a baccalaureate degree from an accredited university, college, or other four-year institution, with a major in accounting or its equivalent, as described in subdivision (a) of Section 5081.1 of the Business and Professions Code;

C. The person possesses a certificate issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors showing the person to be a designated professional internal auditor, with a minimum of sixteen college semester units, or their equivalent, in accounting, auditing or finance;

D. The person has served as county auditor, chief deputy county auditor, or chief assistant county auditor for a continuous period of not less than three years.

(Ord. 956 § 1, 1995; Ord. 969 § 3, 1996)