Vermont Auditor of Accounts
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The Vermont Auditor of Accounts is the statewide elected official responsible for independently auditing and overseeing the financial operations and performance of Vermont’s state government agencies and programs.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
auditor general
ⓘ
state constitutional office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicatesWith | public through published reports and presentations ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Vermont Governor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vermont Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ state agencies and departments ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| electedBy | voters of Vermont ⓘ |
| electionScope | statewide ⓘ |
| ensures |
accountability for expenditure of state funds
ⓘ
oversight of state financial management systems ⓘ |
| goal |
identify fraud and abuse in state programs
ⓘ
improve internal controls in state agencies ⓘ improve transparency in Vermont state government ⓘ reduce waste in government spending ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
independent of the executive branch
ⓘ
nonpartisan auditing function ⓘ |
| hasMainResponsibility |
auditing state government agencies
ⓘ
auditing state government programs ⓘ conducting financial audits ⓘ conducting performance audits ⓘ overseeing financial operations of Vermont state government ⓘ promoting accountability in state government ⓘ promoting effectiveness of state programs ⓘ promoting efficiency in state government operations ⓘ |
| hasSeat | Montpelier, Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Vermont Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vermont statutes ⓘ |
| mayConduct |
financial audits of state agencies
ⓘ
performance audits of state programs ⓘ special investigations of alleged misuse of public funds ⓘ |
| monitors |
compliance with federal requirements for certain state programs
ⓘ
compliance with state financial laws and regulations ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole | statewide elected official ⓘ |
| oversees | use of public funds in Vermont state government ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produces |
audit reports
ⓘ
financial audit findings ⓘ performance audit findings ⓘ |
| publishes | public reports on state agency operations ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Vermont General Assembly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
citizens of Vermont ⓘ |
| subjectTo | state ethics and conflict-of-interest laws ⓘ |
| supervises | Office of the Vermont State Auditor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMethod | generally accepted government auditing standards ⓘ |
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