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Inspector General
FISCAL YEAR 2000 RESOURCE SUMMARY ($000)
| DEPARTMENT |
Budgetary Direct Appro. |
Budgetary Retained Revenue |
Total Budgetary Spending |
Intragov- ernmental Service |
Federal Grant Spending |
Trust & Other Spending |
Total
Spending |
Budgetary Revenue |
| Office of the Inspector General |
2,360 |
300 |
2,660 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,660 |
300 |
| TOTAL |
2,360 |
300 |
2,660 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,660 |
300 |
The Inspector General’s mandate is to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse in the expenditure of state, county, and local funds. The Inspector General’s Office aids state and local agencies in preventing government waste; achieving efficiency; complying with statutes and regulations; performing audits and management reviews; and reviewing proposed legislation.
The Office also assists the Attorney General, District Attorneys, and other investigatory agencies in the review of allegations of fraud and abuse, many of which are received through a statewide complaint hotline. The Inspector General’s Office reports investigation results to the Attorney General or the United States Attorney General when it determines there has been a probable violation of state or federal criminal law.
Budget Recommendations
The Fiscal Year 2000 recommendation includes a $188,502 increase for personnel and related expenses (0910-0200) and $100,000 for a new training program for state construction professionals (0910-0220).
Budgetary Direct Appropriations
| OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| 0910-0200 |
For the operation of the office of the inspector general
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2,260,448 |
| TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS |
| 0910-0220 |
For a training and certification program to provide construction professionals with a sound foundation for careers in the commonwealth`s construction agencies; provided, that said program may include, but is not limited to, instruction on construction delivery methods such as design/build, construction management techniques such as partnering, and relevant procedures such as public contracts, procurement, capital funding, public bidding, estimating, scheduling, and cost management; and provided further, that the office of the inspector general shall consult on said program with the commonwealth construction committee, so called, representing but not limited to, the executive office for administration and finance, the department of highways, the division of capital asset management and maintenance, the department of housing and community development, and the executive office of environmental affairs
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100,000 |
Budgetary Retained Revenues
| PUBLIC PURCHASING CERTIFICATION RETAINED REVENUE |
| 0910-0210 |
The office of the inspector general is hereby authorized to expend for the operation of the Massachusetts public purchasing official certification program an amount not to exceed $300,000 from fees charged to participants in said program; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate therefor as reported in the state accounting system
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300,000 |
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