Section 67.658 - Report by authority, contents, when - audit of accounts by independent accountants, when1. The authority shall, before the second Monday in April, make an annual report to the chief executives and governing bodies of the city and county, respectively, and to the general assembly stating the condition of the authority on the first day of January of that year, and the various sums of money received and distributed by it during the preceding calendar year, except that after the second year of operation and each year thereafter, such report to the general assembly shall be made in January. The authority shall employ an independent firm of accountants to conduct a biennial audit of all accounts and transactions of the authority.2. In the nominating and appointment process of sections 67.650 to 67.658, those persons nominating and appointing as well as those confirming appointments shall be bound by the spirit of subsection 2 of section 213.020.