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Legislature advances vetoed public-auditor bill to voting file after debate over enforcement powers
Summary
The Guam Legislature moved Bill 14-38 COR—aimed at strengthening the Office of Public Accountability's ability to obtain timely audit materials—onto the voting file for a future veto-override vote after floor debate about the measure's enforcement role and potential consequences for agency independence.
The Guam Legislature on the floor moved Bill 14-38 COR — a measure revising the duties of the Office of Public Accountability (OPA) — onto the voting file for the purpose of an override of the governor's veto.
The bill would allow the public auditor to take stronger steps to obtain documents and impose administrative consequences when agencies repeatedly fail to provide materials needed for timely audits, supporters said. Senator Tadhgiri, who moved the bill onto the voting file, said the measure is meant to "ensure accountability to those in trust" and to make audits "useful for our budgeting purposes."
Supporters argued the measure responds to continuing delays in agencies' submission of required records and…
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