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State auditor tells committee HR discipline cases suffer delays, sparse decision records
Summary
State Auditor Doug told the Senate Committee on Government Operations on Feb. 4, 2025, that audits of HR investigative work found timely investigations but frequent delays and poor documentation at appointing-authority decision points, contributing to recurring paid-leave costs and unresolved recommendations from a 2017 audit.
State Auditor Doug told the Senate Committee on Government Operations on Feb. 4, 2025, that state human-resources investigations were generally completed in a timely fashion but appointing authorities often delayed final disciplinary decisions and rarely kept written records explaining those decisions.
The auditor said the audits in question date to February 2017 and that recommendation follow-ups showed mixed adoption: as of a 2020 follow-up, HR had adopted or partially adopted six of 10 recommendations while four recommendations were not adopted, three of those without explanation. "Sometimes, an auditee will say we don't have the resources," Doug said; "in this case, they just said we're not gonna do that. I like the honesty, but it's an interesting subject."
Why it matters: the auditor told the committee that delays by appointing authorities can increase costs, harm morale and leave work undone. He said paid…
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