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State Auditor details staffing, training and single-audit workload in budget hearing for HB1004
Summary
State Auditor Josh Gallion told the House Appropriations — Government Operations Division that his office is asking for targeted changes to help local governments, address rising federal single-audit work and absorb increased IT and cybersecurity costs as it presented House Bill 1004.
State Auditor Josh Gallion told the House Appropriations — Government Operations Division that his office is asking for targeted changes to help local governments, address rising federal single-audit work and absorb increased IT and cybersecurity costs as it presented House Bill 1004, the auditor—s appropriation bill.
"I have the honor of serving the citizens of North Dakota," Gallion said in opening remarks, and he described the office—s role auditing state agencies, local governments and the university system while administering a federally funded mineral-royalty audit program.
Why it matters
The auditor—s office audits nearly every government entity in the state and conducts financial, compliance and performance audits that underpin transparency for citizens, bond markets and grantors. The office reported a large increase in federal funding subject to single-audit requirements and said that training and a new Office of Good Government position have expanded local-government outreach.
Key details
Gallion and Chief Financial Officer James Carroll described three conversion requests: converting two special-funded positions that perform small-government financial…
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