AUDITORS AND COMPTROLLERS

merit system employee system merit

Civil service or service Civil ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ......

maximum consecutive 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) (b) (a) (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

Approval or confirmation, confirmation, 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, C, S C, C, S C, Title State Comptroller Division Director State Comptroller Chief Fiscal Officer, Director Officer, Chief Fiscal State State Controller Chief Operating Officer State Controller Comptroller Director, Division of Accounting Division of Director, Chief Financial Officer Chief Financial State Accounting Officer State State Comptroller State Controller State Comptroller Auditor of State Auditor 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 Thomas L. White Jr. White L. Thomas Scot Arehart Scot D. Clark Partridge D. Walther Larry Andrea Lea (D) Yee Betty Jerue Todd Bob Jaros Kevin P. Lembo (D) P. Kevin Kristopher Knight Jeff Atwater Jeff Alan Skelton Douglas Murdock Woolf Brandon Leslie Munger (R) Suzanne Crouch Calvin McKelvogue DeAnn Hill Edgar C. Ross Edgar C. John McLean John Douglas Cotnoir (D) Peter Franchot Thomas Shack, III Shack, Thomas Michael J. Moody Michael J. Myron Frans Diane Langham Stacy Neal Stacy Cody Pearce Wes Mohling Wes Ron Knecht (R) Gerard Murphy Charlene M. Holzbaur Charlene M. Agency or office and Administration and General Services Analysis and Standards of the Treasury and 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 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 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, 2015 THE STATE Alabama ...... Alaska ...... Arizona ...... ......

California ......

Colorado ...... Connecticut ...... Delaware Florida ...... Georgia ...... Idaho ...... Illinois ...... 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 ★ ★ ★ ......

maximum consecutive 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

Approval or confirmation, confirmation, 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, C, S C, C, S C, Title (a) Serves at the pleasure of governor. (b) Indefinite. (merit system position). of Finance Appointed by the director of Dept. (c) Administrative Services. Administration or Appointed by the head of Department (d) Department or agency. Appointed by the head of Finance (e) Administrative Services. and Appointed by the head of Financial (f) Administrative Services. Administration or (g) Serves at the pleasure of head Department Department or agency. (h) Serves at the pleasure of head Finance Administrative Services. and (i) Serves at the pleasure of head Financial Appointed by the governor for a term coterminous with governor. (j) classified executive service. - year renewable contractual term; Two (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 Marc Leonetti (R) Steve Barnett (R) Mike Corricelli (R) John C. Reidhead C. John James Reardon James David A. Von Moll Von A. David David Schumacher Glen B. Gainier III (D) Glen B. Taylor Ross Jeffrey Anderson Jeffrey Cynthia Cloud

, 2012 edition, National Association of State Association of State National 2012 edition, , Agency or office Financial Control Division Financial

Comptroller Operations of Public Accounts and Management the State Comptroller Dept. of Finance and Administration, and of Finance Dept. 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 Sources: Comptrollers: Technical Activities and Functions Technical Comptrollers: Sources: Key: provision for. Yes, ★ — — No provision for. . . . C — Constitutional. S — Statutory. — Not applicable. N.A. E — Elected by the public. Appointed by the governor. G — CS — Civil Service. Approved by the governor. — AG Approved/confirmed by the Senate. AS — Approved by state budget director. SBD — Assembly. GA — Confirmed by the General SDB — Confirmed by State Depository Board. THE STATE COMPTROLLERS, 2015—Continued THE STATE ...... Mexico New April 2015. Updated Treasurers. Comptrollers and Auditors, ...... York New North Carolina ...... North Dakota Ohio ...... Oklahoma ...... Oregon ...... Pennsylvania Rhode Island ...... South Carolina ...... South Dakota ...... Tennessee ...... Texas Utah ...... Vermont ...... Virginia Washington ...... Virginia West

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