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New Jersey Comptroller
| New Jersey Comptroller | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Non-partisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| 2013 FY Budget: | $9,851,000 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 6 years |
| Authority: | New Jersey State Statutes, Title 52, Section 15C-2 |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by Governor |
| Current Officeholder | |
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| Name: | Matthew Boxer |
| Assumed office: | January 17, 2008 |
| Other New Jersey Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Comptroller• Commissioner of Education • Agriculture Secretary • Insurance Commissioner • Commissioner of Environmental Protection • Labor Commissioner • Public Utilities Board | |
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The comptroller is responsible for auditing government finances, examining the efficiency of government programs, scrutinizing government contracts, and investigating misconduct, waste and abuse in government.[1]
Current officeholder
The current, and first independent, state comptroller is Matthew Boxer. He was sworn in on January 17, 2008.[2]
Authority
The Office of the State Comptroller is established in Title 52, Section 15C-2 of the New Jersey State Statutes:
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There is established an Office of the State Comptroller. The office shall be established in the Executive Branch of the State government... |
Qualifications
Title 52, Section 15C-3 of the New Jersey State Statutes outline the following qualifications for Comptroller: "The State Comptroller shall be a person qualified by education, training, and prior work experience to direct the work of the office and to perform the duties and functions and fulfill the responsibilities of the position."[3]
Appointments
The state Comptroller is appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate to serve a six year term.[1]
Vacancies
Title 52, Section 15C-3e of the New Jersey State Statutes addresses vacancies: "A vacancy in the position of State Comptroller due to a cause other than the expiration of the term shall be filled for the unexpired term only in the same manner as the original appointment."[3]
Duties
The duties of the comptroller's office include the following:[4]
- Auditing government finances
- Examining efficiency of government programs
- Scrutinizing government contracts
- Investigating and uncovering misconduct, waste and abuse at all levels of New Jersey Government and within New Jersey's Medicaid program.
Divisions
The comptroller's office is comprised of the following divisions:[5]
- Audit Division
- Investigations Division
- Medicaid Fraud Division
- Procurement Division
State budget
The budget for the Office of the State Comptroller in Fiscal Year 2013 was $9,851,000.[6]
Compensation
In 2010, the New Jersey Comptroller was paid an estimated $141,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
Contact information
State of New Jersey
Office of the State Comptroller
P.O. Box 024
Trenton, NJ 08625
Email: comptrollertips@osc.state.nj.us
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Jersey State Comptroller, "About the State Comptroller's Office," accessed October 16, 2011
- ↑ New Jersey State Comptroller, "Matthew Boxer," accessed October 16, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 New Jersey Permanent Statutes Database, "52:15C-3 Appointment, qualifications of State Comptroller; term; compensation," accessed March 23, 2013
- ↑ State of New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller, About the State Comptroller's Office
- ↑ State of New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller, Divisions
- ↑ New Jersey Department of the Treasury, "FY 2012 - 2013 Appropriations Handbook," accessed April 22, 2013
- ↑ The Council of State Governments,"The Book of States 2010 Table 4.11," retrieved October 16, 2011
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