Maine State Auditor
Maine Auditor | |
General information | |
Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
Office website: | Official Link |
Compensation: | $103,210 |
2023 FY Budget: | $4,641,482 |
Term limits: | Two consecutive terms |
Structure | |
Length of term: | Four years |
Authority: | Maine Statutes, Title 5, Chapter 11 |
Selection Method: | Elected biennially by secret ballot of the state legislature |
Current Officeholder | |
Maine State Auditor
Matthew Dunlap | |
Other Maine Executive Offices | |
Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Commissioner of Education • Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Commissioner • Superintendent of Insurance • Labor Commissioner • Public Utilities Commission |
The Maine State Auditor is a statutory state executive position in the Maine state government. The auditor is in charge of examining all state financial records and reporting the findings to the Legislature.[1]
Current officeholder
The current Maine State Auditor is Matthew Dunlap (nonpartisan). Dunlap assumed office in 2022.
Authority
The office of state auditor is established by Title 5, Chapter 11 of the Maine Statutes. §241 reads states, "The State Auditor shall be the head of the Department of Audit, as heretofore established."[1]
Qualifications
§241 of Title 5, Part 1, Chapter 11 of the Maine Statutes establishes the qualifications of office: "He shall be a certified public accountant or a college graduate with not less than 6 years of experience as a professional accountant or auditor, including not less than 5 years of auditing experience, of which not less than 4 years shall have been in a supervisory capacity."[1]
Appointments
The state auditor is elected every four years by secret ballot of the legislature. It is one of the first tasks of each newly-sworn in legislature.[2]
Term limits
- See also: State executives with term limits
The auditor is limited to two consecutive four-year terms.[3]
Vacancies
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Duties
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Divisions
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State budget
- See also: Maine state budget and finances
The Department of Audit's budget for fiscal year 2023 was $4,641,482.[4]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $103,210, according to the Council of State Governments.[5]
2021
In 2021, the auditor received a salary of $101,192, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2020
In 2020, the auditor’s salary was increased to $111,134, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2019
In 2019, the auditor’s salary was increased to $111,134, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2018
In 2018, the auditor’s salary was increased to $107,890, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2017
In 2017, the auditor’s salary was increased to $104,749, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2016
In 2016, the auditor’s salary was increased to $97,780, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2015
In 2015, the auditor’s salary was increased to $91,250, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2014
In 2014, the state auditor earned a salary of $81,556, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2013
In 2013, the state auditor earned a salary of $81,556, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2012
In 2012, the state auditor earned a salary of $96,782, according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
Historical officeholders
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Contact information
Location:
19 Union Street
Suite 223-A
Augusta, Maine 04333
Mailing Address:
66 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0066
Phone: 207-624-6250
Fax: 207-624-6273
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Maine Revised Statutes, "§241. State Auditor; salary," accessed January 20, 2021
- ↑ Maine State Legislature, "§241. State Auditor; salary," accessed January 20, 2021
- ↑ Maine Revised Statutes, "§553. Limitations on terms," accessed January 20, 2021
- ↑ Maine Legislature, "2022-2023," accessed October 14, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed January 20, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 20, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 20, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 20, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed January 20, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed January 20, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 20, 2021
- ↑ Council of state governments, "Table 4.11 Selected state administrative officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 20, 2021
- ↑ Council of state governments, "Table 4.11 Selected state administrative officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 20, 2021
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