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Georgia State Auditor
| Georgia State Auditor | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $180,008 |
| 2025 FY Budget: | $46,553,165 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Serves at the pleasure of the Georgia General Assembly |
| Authority: | Georgia Code, 50-6-1 |
| Selection Method: | Elected by the Georgia General Assembly |
| Current Officeholder(s) | |
Georgia State Auditor
Greg Griffin | |
| Other Georgia Executive Offices | |
| Governor•Lieutenant Governor•Secretary of State•Attorney General•Treasurer•Auditor•Superintendent of Schools•Agriculture Commissioner•Insurance Commissioner•Natural Resources Commissioner•Labor Commissioner•Public Service Commission | |
The Georgia State Auditor is a state executive position in the Georgia state government. The auditor heads the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts, which performs financial, compliance, and performance audits of state agencies. The auditor's office also investigates Medicaid providers, local education agencies, and reviews nonprofit organization financial statements. Though a member of the state's executive branch, the auditor is chosen by the Georgia General Assembly.[1][2]
Current officeholder
The current Georgia State Auditor is Greg Griffin (nonpartisan). Griffin assumed office in 2012.
Authority
The office of auditor is created by state law.[2]
Georgia Code, 50-6-1
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(a) The Department of Audits and Accounts is created and established. The head of the department shall be an experienced auditor and accountant... |
Qualifications
State law requires that the auditor be an "experienced accountant and auditor" with at least five years of governmental audit experience.[2]
Georgia Code, 50-6-1
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The head of the department shall be an experienced auditor and accountant with not less than five years' experience as an accountant in the Department of Audits and Accounts or in a governmental agency of a similar nature or shall be a duly certified public accountant with at least five years' practical experience in the duties for which he is certified... |
Appointments
The auditor is appointed by the Georgia Legislature by a majority vote of both houses. The governor then administers the oath of office.[2]
Georgia Code, 50-6-1
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a. The Department of Audits and Accounts is created and established. The head of the department shall be an experienced auditor and accountant with not less than five years' experience as an accountant in the Department of Audits and Accounts or in a governmental agency of a similar nature or shall be a duly certified public accountant with at least five years' practical experience in the duties for which he is certified and who, when named or elected as prescribed in subsection (b) of this Code section and when qualified, shall be known and designated as state auditor. |
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Term limits
There are no term limits associated with the office of auditor.
Vacancies
If a vacancy occurs, the Georgia Legislature appoints a new officeholder in the standard fashion. If the vacancy occurs while the legislature is not in session, the governor appoints an acting auditor who serves until legislators reconvene.[2]
Duties
The state auditor oversees the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts, which performs compliance, financial and performance audits of state agencies. It also audits Medicaid providers, local governments and schools, the state Department of Community Health and reviews the financial statements of nonprofit organizations.
The state auditor's office is also responsible for providing the state legislature research on the fiscal effects of proposed legislation.[1]
Divisions
- Updated January 13, 2021
- Audit and Assurance Services
- Financial Audits
- State Agency Audits
- Education Audits
- Non Profit and Local Government
- Professional Standards and Practices
- Performance Audit
- Technology Risk & Assurance
- Equalized Property Tax Digest
- Internal Operations
- Administration
- Information Technology[4]
State budget
- See also: Georgia state budget and finances
The budget for the Department of Audits and Accounts in Fiscal Year 2025 was $46,553,165.[5]
Compensation
See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $180,008, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $175,008, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2021
In 2021, the auditor received a salary of $175,008, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2020
In 2020, the auditor received a salary of $152,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2019
In 2019, the auditor received a salary of $152,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2018
In 2018, the auditor received a salary of $152,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2017
In 2017, the auditor received a salary of $152,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2016
In 2016, the auditor received a salary of $152,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2015
In 2015, the auditor received a salary $159,215, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2014
In 2014, the state auditor received a salary of $159,215, according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
2013
In 2013, the state auditor received a salary of $152,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[16]
2010
In 2010, the state auditor received a salary of $152,160, according to the Council of State Governments.
Historical officeholders
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Contact info
Address:
270 Washington Street, S.W., Room 1-156
Atlanta, GA 30334-8400
Phone:(404) 656-2180
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts, "About Us," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2021 Georgia Code, "§ 50-6-1. Creation of Department; State Auditor as Head; Qualifications; Election Procedure; Term; Vacancy," accessed November 1, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts, "Contact Us," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Georgia.gov, "HB 916 - FY 2025 Appropriations Bill," accessed January 16, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 15, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2013, Table 4.11," accessed January 13, 2021
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