Comments on: Audits Should Be Routine In Government

By: Serendipity

Serendipity — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:37:18 +0000

Go, Dave! Corruption is nothing but what it is, despite talking heads and protective media.

Taxpayers these days are a bit more sensitive than usual, considering how nationally much of the bailout money is being thrown by Paulson to bankers making 10 mil a year whose employers are enhancing bank dividends as well. And then there is AIG! Luckily, Idaho isn’t that blown away yet, but give em time……….

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:59:12 +0000

In state government audits are conducted every three years at every agency. Meanwhile, most of the larger agencies have full time internal auditors. Audit reports are routinely shared with the Legislature. They tend to study the reports carefully.

EDITOR NOTE–Three years is simply too much time to let things slip through. The problem with the soil conversation case as presented was that it was not a large agency with internal auditors and it operated INDEPENDENTLY.

By: The Boise Picayune

The Boise Picayune — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:11:52 +0000

Audits? Forensic, even?

Talk like that could lead to honesty, efficiency and accountability in government.

You Sir are mad! Mad I say!

Next thing you’ll be talking about those newfangled Performance Bonds.

Damn Hippies…

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:04:01 +0000

Elected officials swear to uphold the laws and constitution of Idaho and routinely violate our laws. Most of the time with some high powered legal help they call city and county attorneys.

They know the fines, if caught, are insignificant and the media is reluctant to call them out as they will get cut off from info by a hired talking heads we didn’t elect who routinely speaks for these guys and gals.

Public meeting laws are routinely ignored and executive session are far too frequent. Dodge, weave and deny are the operant methods of governing in the world today.

The media is unwilling to do their job and hold these folks accountable when they step over the line of governance to corruption.