AUDITORS AND COMPTROLLERS

merit system employee system merit

Civil service or service Civil « « « « « « « ...... terms

consecutive maximum

...... Elected comptroller’s comptroller’s Elected 2 terms 2 terms 2 terms 2 terms 2 terms unlimited unlimited unlimited

Length of term of Length

(i) (i) (a) (a) (g) (a) (a) (a) (b) (b) (a) (a) (a) (g) (a) (b) (k) (b) (b)

4 yrs 4 yrs. 4 yrs. 4 yrs. 4 yrs. 4 yrs. 4 yrs. 4 yrs. 4 yrs. 4 yrs. 4 yrs. if necessary if

confirmation, confirmation,

......

Approval or or Approval AS AS AS AS AS

AG AG AG AG AG AG SBD Method of selection of Method E E E E E E E E G

G G G G G G G G G (f) (f) (c) (g) (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) (d)

(m) SBD Legal basis for office for basis Legal S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S C C C C C C

C,S C,S C, S C, Title Division of Accounting Acting State Comptroller Division Director State Comptroller Chief Fiscal Officer, Director Officer, Chief Fiscal Auditor State State Controller Chief Operating Officer State Controller Comptroller Assistant Director, Assistant Director, Chief Financial Officer Chief Financial State Accounting Officer State State Comptroller State Controller State Comptroller Auditor of Chief Operating Officer Director Controller Director State Controller State Comptroller Comptroller Director Commissioner Director, Office of Fiscal Management Office of Director, Director of Accounting Director of Administrator State Accounting Administrator Accounting State State Controller State Comptroller State Comptroller Name

Kathleen Baxter Scot Arehart Scot D. Clark Partridge D. Walther Larry (D) Yee Betty Jerue Todd Bob Jaros Kevin P. Lembo (D) P. Kevin Michelle Strauss Jeff Atwater Jeff Alan Skelton Roderick Becker Woolf Brandon Susana Mendoza (D) Tera Calvin McKelvogue DeAnn Hill Edgar C. Ross Edgar C. Afranie Adomako Afranie Douglas Cotnoir (D) Peter Franchot Thomas Shack, III Shack, Thomas Michael J. Moody Michael J. Myron Frans Laura Jackson Stacy Neal Stacy Cheryl Grey Jerry Broz Jerry Ron Knecht (R) Dana Call David Ridolfino Agency or office and Administration

General Services Analysis and Standards of the Treasury Administration Office of the State Comptroller Division of Finance General Accounting Office General Dept. of Finance and Administration and of Finance Dept. Office of the State Auditor Office of the State Office of the State Controller Department of Finance Department of Personnel Office of the Comptroller of Finance Dept. Dept. of Financial Services of Financial Dept. State Accounting Office State Dept. of Accounting and of Dept. Office of State Controller Office of the State Comptroller Office of the Auditor of State Office of the State Accounting Enterprise State Office of Management, Office of Management, Office of the Controller Division of Administration Division of Office of the State Controller Office of the Comptroller Office of the Comptroller Office of Financial Management Office of Department of Finance Department of Finance and Department of Finance Division of Accounting Division of State Accounting Division State Accounting Division Office of the State Controller Department of Administration Department of Office of Management and Budget

State ...... See footnotes at end of table. Table 4.30 Table COMPTROLLERS, 2017 THE STATE Alabama ...... Alaska ...... Arizona ...... Arkansas ......

California ......

Colorado ...... Connecticut ...... Delaware Florida ...... Georgia ...... Hawaii Idaho ...... ...... Indiana ...... Iowa Kansas ...... Kentucky Louisiana ...... Maine ...... Maryland ...... Massachusetts ...... Michigan ...... Minnesota ...... Mississippi ...... Missouri ...... Montana ...... Nebraska ...... Nevada ...... Hampshire New ...... Jersey New

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AUDITORS AND COMPTROLLERS

merit system employee system merit

Civil service or service Civil « « « ...... terms

consecutive maximum

...... Elected comptroller’s comptroller’s Elected 2 terms 2 terms unlimited unlimited unlimited unlimited unlimited

Length of term of Length

. . . . . (a) (a) (a) (g) (a) (g) (a) (a) (h) (b) (b) (b)

AG 4 yrs. 7 yrs. 4 yrs. 4 yrs. 4 yrs. 4 yrs. 4 yrs. if necessary if

confirmation, confirmation,

......

Approval or or Approval AS AS AG AG AG GA AG GA Method of selection of Method E E E E E E

G G G G G G G (f) (e) CS (d) (d) (d) (d)

SBD Legal basis for office for basis Legal S S S S S S S S S S S S S S C C C C C,S C,S C,S Title (a) Serves at the pleasure of governor. (b) Indefinite. (merit system position). of Finance Appointed by the Director of Dept. (c) Appointed by the head of department administration or administrative services. (d) department or agency. Appointed by the head of finance. (e) Appointed by the head of financial and administrative services. (f) (g) Serves at the pleasure of head department administration or administrative services. (h) Serves at the pleasure of head finance department or agency. (i) Serves at the pleasure of head financial and administrative services. Appointed by the governor for a term coterminous with governor. (j) classified executive service. renewable contractual term; Two-year (k) the responsibility for accounting and financial reporting in Georgia was trans - 2005, 1, As of July (l) (m) Classified position. ferred to the newly-created State Accounting Office. ferred to the newly-created State and Reporting State Controller State Comptroller State Controller Director Director State Comptroller Manager, Statewide Accounting Statewide Manager, Chief Accounting Officer Chief State Controller Comptroller General Auditor State Chief of Accounts Chief of Comptroller of Public Accounts Comptroller of Public Director Commissioner State Comptroller Director Auditor State State Comptroller and Finance Director State Comptroller and Finance State Controller Auditor State Name

Ronald Spilman Thomas P. DiNapoli P. Thomas Linda Combs Pam Sharp Keen S. Timothy Lynne Bajema Lynne Robert Hamilton Anna Maria Kiehl Peter Keenan (R) Steve Barnett (R) Mike Corricelli (R) John C. Reidhead C. John Andy Pallito David A. Von Moll Von A. David David Schumacher John McCuskey (R) John Dave Mullins Jeffrey Anderson Jeffrey Cynthia Cloud , 2012 edition, National Association of State Association of State National 2012 edition, , Agency or office Administration, Financial Control Division Financial Administration,

Comptroller Operations of Public Accounts and Management the State Comptroller Department of Finance and Department of Finance Office of the State Comptroller Office of the State Controller Office of Management and Budget Office of Budget and Management Office of State Finance Office of State Chief Financial Office Chief Financial Office of the Budget/ Office of Accounts and Control Office of Office of the Comptroller General Office of the State Auditor Office of the State Division of Accounts Division of Office of the Comptroller Division of Finance Department of Finance Department of Accounts Department of Office of Financial Management Office of Office of the State Auditor Office of the State Finance Division, Office of Division, Finance State Controller’s Office State Controller’s Office of the State Auditor Office of the State

...... State ...... —Yes, provision for. provision for. —Yes, Sources: Comptrollers: Technical Activities and Functions Technical Comptrollers: Sources: Key: « .—No provision for. . . C—Constitutional S—Statutory applicable. N.A.—Not E— Elected by the public. G—Appointed by the Governor. CS—Civil Service. by the governor. AG—Approved AS—Approved/confirmed by the Senate. SBD—Approved by State Budget Director. Assembly. GA—Confirmed by the General SDB—Confirmed by State Depository Board. THE STATE COMPTROLLERS, 2017—Continued THE STATE ...... Mexico New May 2017. Council of State Governments, The and Treasurers Comptrollers and Auditors, ...... York New North Carolina ...... North Dakota Ohio ...... Oklahoma ...... Oregon ...... Pennsylvania Rhode Island ...... South Carolina ...... South Dakota ...... Tennessee Texas Texas Utah ...... Vermont ...... Virginia Washington ...... Virginia West Finance Division ...... Wisconsin ...... Wyoming

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