(2) Subject to the approval of the director of the office, all necessary expenses of the office and the board must be paid from the moneys collected, appropriated or earned by the office.
(3) The office shall adopt a budget on a biennial basis using the classifications of expenditures and revenues required by ORS 291.206 (1). The budget is not subject to review and approval by the Legislative Assembly or to modification by the Emergency Board or the Legislative Assembly. However, the budget must be included in the biennial report required by ORS 284.335 (5).
(4) The board shall adopt a budget only after holding a public hearing on the proposed budget. At least 15 days prior to any public hearing on the proposed budget, the board shall give notice of the hearing to all persons known to be interested in the proceedings of the board and to any person who requests notice.
(5) All expenditures from the account established for the office under subsection (1) of this section are exempt from any state expenditure limitation. The office shall follow generally accepted accounting principles and keep such financial and statistical information that is necessary to completely and accurately disclose the financial condition and financial operations of the office as may be required by the Secretary of State. [1995 c.242 §10; 2003 c.405 §4; 2005 c.443 §19; 2007 c.871 §26; 2019 c.587 §36]