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