March 1, 2012
Honorable Brian S. Dempsey, Chair
House Committee on Ways and Means
Honorable Stephen M. Brewer, Chair
Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Dear Sirs:
As required by Mass. General Law, the Office of the Comptroller is submitting this report on the Competitive Grant Program for Audit Services to the House and Senate Committees on Ways & Means.
Pursuant to Chapter 68 of the Acts of 2011, the Office of the Comptroller is charged with disbursing a reserve to fund a competitive grant program for the purpose of funding auditors at agencies and departments that demonstrate:
(a) a reduction in audit functions due to budget reductions;
(b) a decrease in fraud and waste recoveries in the past 3 fiscal years; and
(c) a plan for expenditure of audit funds and an estimate of recoveries greater than the award received.
If you have any questions regarding this information, please call.
Sincerely,
/s/Martin J. Benison
Martin J. Benison
Comptroller
MJB/ps
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cc:
Doug Howgate, Budget Director, Senate Ways and Means Committee
Samuel Goldhar, Budget Director, House Ways and Means Committee