(a) Expenses necessary to finance administrative operations of the authority for the first six months after the authority’s creation shall be appropriated to the authority by the county. Thereafter, the moneys necessary to finance the operation of the authority shall be drawn from the Gage park improvement authority sales tax fund, as provided by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 12-6007, and amendments thereto.

(b) The authority shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the authority shall be audited periodically as directed by the county. Such audit shall be performed by a certified or licensed public accountant selected by the county. The report of the audit shall be included in and become a part of the annual report of the authority in any year in which an audit is conducted. The cost of such audit shall be paid by the county.

(c) The authority shall annually prepare a report on the operations and the transactions, receipts and disbursements of the authority during the preceding year. The report shall be submitted to the board of county commissioners and the Topeka city council. The county shall publish the authority’s annual report on the county’s website.