Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts
| Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Office Type: | Partisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| 2012-13 FY Budget: | $2,184,391 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 4 years |
| Authority: | Nebraska Constitution, Article IV, Section I |
| Selection Method: | Elected |
| Current Officeholder | |
 | |
| Name: | Mike Foley |
| Officeholder Party: | Republican |
| Assumed office: | January 4, 2007 |
| Compensation: | $86,018 |
| Elections | |
| Next election: | November 4, 2014 |
| Last election: | November 2, 2010 |
| Other Nebraska Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Commissioner of Education • Agriculture Director • Insurance Director • Natural Resources Director • Labor Commissioner • Public Service Commission | |
Contents |
The Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts is a state executive position in the Nebraska state government.
The mission of the office is "to provide independent, accurate, and timely audits, reviews, or investigations of the financial operations of Nebraska State and local governments.[1]
Current officeholder
The current officeholder is Mike Foley (R). He was first elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2010. Foley is a native of Rochester, New York. Before assuming public office in 2000, Foley worked as a corporate planning analyst with the Nebraska Public Power District, the director of financial analysis of the National Association of Regulatory Commissioners, and a consultant with Kirschner Associates.[2]
Education:
- BS, State University of New York at Brockport (1976)
- MBA, Michigan State University (1978)
Authority
The state Constitution addresses the office of auditor of public accounts in Article IV, the Executive Department.
Under Article IV, Section I:
|
The executive officers of the state shall be the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, State Treasurer, Attorney General, and the heads of such other executive departments as set forth herein or as may be established by law. |
Elections
Nebraska elects auditors in the midterm elections, that is, even years that are not Presidential election years. For Nebraska, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 are all auditor election years.
Vacancies
As established by Article IV, Section 11 of the Nebraska Constitution, in the event of a vacancy in the office of auditor of public accounts, the governor fills the office by appointment. The appointee serves until a successor is elected and qualified.
Duties
The major duties of the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts include:[3]
- Constitutional authority to audit all State fiscal activity
- Statutory requirement to:
- Conduct audits of all State agencies, officers, boards, bureaus, and commissions;
- Conduct annual audits of certain political subdivisions, educational service units, and federal funds by contract;
- Establish uniform accounting systems for county officers (except Lancaster, Douglas, and Sarpy counties);
- Establish uniform budgeting for all political subdivisions;
- Central filing for Nebraska school, municipal, and public bonds;
- Set audit standards for all auditors conducting audits for State agencies and political subdivisions;
- Provide audit guidelines for all auditors of political subdivisions;
- Review all audits conducted by auditors of political subdivisions;
- Conduct investigations of reports of alleged government waste, fraud, and mismanagement;
- Conduct performance audits of political subdivisions receiving more than $25,000 from the State during the audit year;
- Conduct performance audits of State agencies when expressly authorized by the Legislature; and
- Report to the Legislature any potential problems relating to the effectiveness, efficiency, or performance of State programs discovered in the course of conducting government audits.
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
In 2012, the Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts was paid an estimated $86,018 according to the Council of State Governments.
The state Constitution addresses compensation for state executive officials in Article IV, Section 25.
|
The officers provided for in this article shall receive such salaries as may be provided by law. Such officers, or such other officers as may be provided for by law, shall not receive for their own use any fees, costs, or interest upon public money in their hands. |
Contact information
Auditor of Public Accounts
State Capitol, Suite 2303
P.O. Box 98917
Lincoln, NE 68509-8917
Phone: (402) 471-2111
Fax: (402) 471-3301
Email: Mike.Foley@nebraska.gov
See also
External links
References
- ↑ Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts, "Mission and Principles Statement," accessed October 8, 2011
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedabout - ↑ Nebraska State Auditors "About Us" Accessed August 4, 2012
| ||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
