Vermont State Auditor
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| Vermont State Auditor | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Partisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| 2010 FY Budget: | $3,171,680 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 2 years |
| Selection Method: | Elected |
| Current Officeholder | |
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| Name: | Doug Hoffer |
| Officeholder Party: | Democratic |
| Assumed office: | January 10, 2013 |
| Compensation: | $90,376 |
| Elections | |
| Next election: | November 4, 2014 |
| Last election: | November 6, 2012 |
| Other Vermont Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Superintendent of Education • Agriculture Commissioner • Insurance Commissioner • Natural Resources Commissioner • Labor Commissioner • Public Service Board | |
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Current officeholder
The current officeholder is Doug Hoffer, a Democrat, first elected to the position on November 6, 2012. He succeeded former Republican auditor Thomas Salmon on January 10, 2013.
Elections
The governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer and auditor are elected every two years, on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November.
In Vermont, state executives are elected in even numbered years; 2010, 2012, and 2014 are all election years.
2012
| Vermont State Auditor General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Doug Hoffer |
51.3% | 140,805 | |
| Republican | Vince Illuzzi | 45.1% | 123,806 | |
| Liberty Union | Jerry Levy | 3.4% | 9,381 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 0.1% | 276 | |
| Total Votes | 274,268 | |||
| Election Results via Vermont Secretary of State. | ||||
Vacancies
Section 20 of the Vermont Constitution, grants the governor the power to fill a vacancy in the office by appointment. The appointee shall serve until the next regularly scheduled election.
Duties
The office of the auditor is responsible for conducting three major types of audits, all of which focus on the state's accountability to its citizens from both a financial and service delivery perspective:
- Performance audits
- Vermont's financial statement audit (CAFR)
- Vermont's single audit
- Looks at the state's usage of federal funds.[1]
The official duties of the Vermont auditor of accounts are outlined in Title 32, Chapter 3, § 163 of the Vermont State Code:
- Annually perform or contract for the audit of the basic financial statements of the state of Vermont and, at his or her discretion, conduct governmental audits as defined by governmental auditing standards issued by the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO), of every department, institution, and agency of the state including trustees or custodians of retirement and other trust funds held by the state or any officer or officers of the state, and also including every county officer who receives or disburses funds of the state or for the benefit of the state or any county.
- In his or her discretion, conduct a continuing post audit of all disbursements made through the office of the commissioner of finance and management or the office of the state treasurer, including disbursements to a municipality, school supervisory union, school district, or county.
- From time to time, as audits are completed, report his or her audit findings first to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore of the senate, then to the governor, the secretary of administration, the commissioner of finance and management, and the head of the department, institution, or agency covered by the report. The audit reports shall be public records and 10 copies of each report shall be furnished to and kept in the state library for public use.
- Make special audits of any department, institution, and agency as the governor may from time to time require.
- Report on or before February 15 of each year to the house and senate committees on appropriations in which he or she shall summarize significant findings, and make such comments and recommendations as he or she finds necessary.
- Subject to the provisions of chapter 13 of Title 3, employ and set the compensation of such assistants, clerical or otherwise, as he or she deems necessary for the proper and efficient administration of his or her office. However, he or she shall not expend or authorize expenditure of funds for his or her office in excess of the amount appropriated for his or her office in any fiscal year.
- Require all state departments and agencies to file with the auditor of accounts all audit reports and reports of findings and recommendations received as a result of audits and examinations conducted by or for any federal agency.
- Perform, or contract with independent public accountants licensed in the state of Vermont to perform, financial and compliance audits as required by the Federal Single Audit Act of 1984, 31 U.S.C. { 7501 et seq. This subdivision shall not apply to the University of Vermont and the Vermont State Colleges.[2]
State budget
The budget for the Auditor of Accounts in Fiscal Year 2010 was $3,171,680.[3]
Compensation
In 2010, the Vermont Auditor was paid an estimated $90,376 according to the Council of State Governments.[4]
Contact information
Vermont State Auditor
132 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05633-5105
- Phone: (802) 828-2281
See also
External links
References
- ↑ Vermont State Auditor, "2012 Annual Report," retrieved December 9, 2011
- ↑ Leg.state.VT.us, "Title 32, Chapter 3, Section 163," accessed November 22, 2011
- ↑ Vermont Department of Finance and Management, "FY10 Appropriations Act (2009, Act 1 special session," accessed April 5, 2013
- ↑ The Council of State Governments,"The Book of States 2010 Table 4.11," retrieved April 23, 2011
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