{"data":{"id":"us-pa/53-pa.c.s.-3151","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"53 Pa.C.S. § 3151","heading":"Exercise of financial management control functions.","body":"The council shall provide by separate ordinance or in the administrative ordinance for the exercise of a control function in the management of the finances of the municipality by the municipal controller or an independent auditor or, in the case of the optional plan set forth in Subchapter F of Chapter 30 (relating to optional county plan), by the controller or auditors.","path":["Title 53 - MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY","PART III GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION","SUBPART E HOME RULE AND OPTIONAL PLAN GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 31 GENERAL PROVISIONS COMMON TO OPTIONAL PLANS","SUBCHAPTER F AUDIT AND CONTROL"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=53\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=31\u0026sctn=51\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-24 (Statute Update stamp, 53 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:34:08Z","sha256":"e050c1da88153ca3374444fd8d51eb69fac427f2baa0dc00daea489bedd65d01","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/53-pa.c.s.-3146","next":"us-pa/53-pa.c.s.-3152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}