The state auditor shall be paid a salary which may be recommended by the Governor and shall be fixed by the Legislative Services Committee created under Code Section 28-4-1 and shall also be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred by the state auditor in carrying out his or her official duties. Until the […]
The state auditor is authorized to spend any available money to cover the expenses of investigations and to charge the same to the expenses of his department. History. Code 1933, § 40-1805a, enacted by Ga. L. 1937, p. 421, § 1.
The state auditor is authorized and empowered to appoint and employ officers and assistants for the Department of Audits and Accounts, each of whom shall hold office at the discretion of the state auditor. History. Ga. L. 1925, p. 256, § 2; Code 1933, § 40-1803.
The state auditor shall cooperate with and shall furnish all information requested by the appropriations committees of the General Assembly. History. Ga. L. 1923, Ex. Sess., p. 7, § 8; Code 1933, § 40-1809.
The duties and powers of the state auditor shall be as follows: Reserved; To examine thoroughly all financial transactions of all the state departments, institutions, agencies, commissions, bureaus, authorities, and officers and to keep such accounting records as are necessary to provide and maintain a current check upon the fiscal affairs and transactions of all […]
The state auditor shall maintain statistics on all architectural and engineering firms doing business with the various departments, agencies, authorities, and public corporations of the state, except the Department of Transportation which shall be governed by paragraph (2) of this subsection. The statistics shall show the percentage of the total state business done by each […]
The state auditor shall prepare each year a report showing the entire personnel of every office, institution, board, department, and commission in the executive department of the state government, of every state authority, of every university or college in the University System of Georgia, and of every local board of education. The report shall list […]
It shall be the duty of the state auditor to make an investigation as a part of his audit of each and every department of the state government. When there are facts, records, circumstances, or information that indicate mismanagement or misconduct on the part of any official or employee of any department of the state […]
For the purpose of more completely discharging the duties resting upon him or her and to discover the truth and to make his or her reports truthful in all matters handled by him or her, the state auditor is empowered to conduct hearings, to summon witnesses, to administer oaths, to take the testimony of such […]
A hearing as provided in Code Section 50-6-29 shall be held in the county where the department or institution being investigated is located and may be presided over by the state auditor. The state auditor shall, at any time when he or she deems necessary, request of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Speaker of the […]
In the event any witness summoned to appear in person or to produce documents fails or refuses to respond to such summons, it shall be the duty of the state auditor to certify the fact of refusal to a judge of the superior court of the county wherein such witness was required and directed to […]
This Code section shall be known and may be cited as the “Transparency in Government Act.” As used in this Code section, the term: “Agency” means: Each department, commission, authority, and agency of state government; The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia; Any regional educational service agency; The General Assembly, including all […]
