Save With Sam!

The State Auditor is charged with 4 primary responsibilities:

• Accounting for all of the State’s Funds
• Paying bills incurred by the State (Accounts Payable)
• Paying the State’s employees
• Disbursing tax distributions to local government units

In short, the State Auditor spends your tax dollars. 

I believe these responsibilities uniquely enable the State Auditor to:

• Constantly look for ways to save and conserve tax dollars
• Hold vendors and state agencies accountable for their usage of public funds

As your State Auditor, I will immediately move to do five things:

• Implement a more robust accounts payable and contract audit process – some analysts believe this will save taxpayers as much as $10 million annually.
• Advocate for top-down government reform – dozens of State agencies are involved in financial planning, consolidation at the State level will save money and eliminate mistakes and be a much more strategic approach than the township-reform proposals.
• Increase use of Electronic Records – state financial records are currently stored on microfiche, technology developed in the 1940s.
• Improve Accessibility of Public Information – every transaction the State conducts should be easily searched online.
• Work with other State Officials to more accurately project State’s finances – a more proactive approach will eliminate the need for the “nickel and dime” cuts proposed by the Daniels administration.

Read About Sam's Major Policy Innovations:
Week 1 - More Robust Recovery Audits

Week 2 - Cutting Wasteful Spending