State Auditor Doug Hoffer outlines modest budget, emphasizes performance audits

State Auditor Doug Hoffer told the House Appropriations Committee on Jan. 28 that his office’s budget is modest and largely unchanged year to year, with most costs tied to staff pay and the contract with external auditors. "We have 16 total positions," Hoffer said, and the office relies on a mix of a small general-fund allocation, an internal service fund called the single audit revolving fund (SARF), and a nominal special fund held by the treasurer’s office.

Hoffer said his office has emphasized performance auditing for years rather than focusing solely on financial audits. He credited past auditors and adopted standards — noting the office follows Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards — and described the current contractor relationship: "We have a contract with a group called CLA. We had KPMG for…