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What we are talking about in this proposal
is an audit which would occur after the project or the
item in question is concluded. What we are speaking of
in this audit is this. It ought not to be under the Executive
Department. It ought not to be under the executive
Department because one does not audit oneself. This is
a type of audit by the other branch of government which
might exercise this function, namely, the Legislative
Branch.
This is done in many other states. Its
purpose, however, we believe, in our committee, should
be much more than merely casting accounts after the
project item or event has been concluded. We believe it
should go in depth into a determination of performance
as well as financial review. Performance would mean, was
the money spent for what it was appropriated? Was the
amount spent on what they say they paid for? Or on
items perhaps that are totally different. Was a swimming
pool built instead of an addition to a school? This is
something like or akin to what takes place when the
General Accounting office in Washington moves into a |
