Summary

The Executive Office of the Governor (EOG) administers the State planning and budgeting function, formulates and implements policies to provide economic opportunities for the State, and performs designated advocacy functions.  Our audit for the period July 2004 through January 2006 focused on various administrative functions, as well as the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development’s (OTTED) administration and monitoring of selected programs within its Coordinated Programs and Activities organizational unit.  Our audit disclosed:

Finding No. 1:     OTTED did not always follow established procedures to ensure collections were timely deposited.

Finding No. 2:     OTTED did not ensure that warrants would be mailed immediately upon receipt.

Finding No. 3:     OTTED’s procedures did not ensure that State funds were properly safeguarded.

The Director's response is included at the end of this report as Appendix A.