FY 2016 Appropriation

It is the mission of the Office of the Legislative Auditor General to serve the citizens of Utah by providing objective information, in-depth analyses, and useful recommendations that help legislators and other decision makers:

  • Improve Programs
  • Reduce Costs
  • Promote Accountability

To achieve this mission, the office completes in-depth audits and special projects requested by the Legislature.

Funding History
Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $3,834,400 from all sources for Legislative Auditor General. This is a 6.5 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $3,834,400 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 6.5 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

Appropriation Adjustments

In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:

DescriptionOngoingOne-Time Legislative Staff Compensation$125,000$0
OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source
$125,000$0General Fund
Equivalent to 1% COLA for all legislative staff (including House and Senate full time staff) to retain high performers. The EAC requested an estimate of what would be necessary to significantly reward high performers. The estimate is $537,000: $300,000 LRGC $125,000 LAG $112,000 LFA An additional amount provided to Senate and House staff as a reallocation from Legislative Services: $37,500 Senate $37,500 House

The Legislative Auditor General reports the following performance measures:

Total Audits Completed by Year

Chart of total audits completed by year

Total OLAG Recommendations 2008-2014

Chart of total recommendations 2008-2014

OLAG Agency Recommendation Implementation Rate

Chart showing agency implementation rate of OLAG recommendations

Percent of Staff Time Spent on Audit Work

Chart showing percent of staff time spent on audit work

Statute

Article VI, Section 33 of the Utah Constitution creates the Legislative Auditor General.

The Office of the Legislative Auditor General is further defined in UCA 36-12-15.

Appropriations to the Legislature, including the Legislative Auditor General, are nonlapsing via 63J-1-602.1.

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COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.