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House rejects motion to audit Office of Disciplinary Counsel after polarized debate over scope and authority
Summary
A proposal requiring the legislative auditor to perform a one-time performance audit of the Office of Disciplinary Counsel failed in the House after members debated whether the audit was necessary and whether it set a precedent for auditing privately funded entities.
The House voted down a motion to concur with Senate Bill 14, a bill that would have directed the legislative auditor to perform a one-time performance audit of the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC).
Representative Mallette, who carried the bill in the House, said the audit would provide “a thorough understanding of each funding source” for ODC and an analysis of budgets, costs and functions over the prior 10 years. He described the audit as an objective, nonpartisan review intended to promote public trust.
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