Except as provided in Section 2.1, such public officer shall also, within 6 months after the expiration of such fiscal year, cause a true, complete and correct copy of such statement to be published one time in an English language newspaper published in the town, district or municipality in which such public officer holds his office, or, if no newspaper is published in such town, district or municipality, then in a newspaper printed in the English language published in the county in which such public officer holds his or her office. However, such publication requirement shall not apply to any county funds or county offices or funds or offices of other units of local government when an audit of such funds or offices has been made by a certified public accountant and a report of such audit has been filed with the appropriate county board or county clerk and a notice of the availability of the audit report has been published one time in an English language newspaper published in the town, district, or municipality in which that public officer holds his or her office, or, if no newspaper is published in such town, district, or municipality, then in a newspaper printed in the English language published in the county in which that public officer holds his or her office. The notice of availability shall include, at a minimum, the time period covered by the audit, the name of the firm conducting the audit, and the address and business hours of the location where the audit report may be publicly inspected.