Auditor General Records, 1957-1991

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Summary

Title:
California Office of the Auditor General Records
Dates:
1957-1991
Creators:
California Senate Judiciary Committee
Abstract:
In 1955, the Legislature created the Joint Legislative Audit Committee and the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) for the purpose of examination and reporting independent of the information provided by an executive body (Chapter 1699, Statutes of 1955). The records of the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) consist of 11 cubic feet of textual records reflecting the agency's investigation of the finances and performance of legislative and executive programs and agencies.
Extent:
11 cubic feet
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Office of the Auditor General, R399.[series number], [box and folder number], California State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Sacramento, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The records of the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) consist of 11 cubic feet of textual records reflecting the agency's investigation of the finances and performance of legislative and executive programs and agencies. The records are dated from 1957 to 1991 and are separated into two series: Auditor General Reports and Joint Revenue Sharing Reports.

The Auditor General Reports comprise the bulk of the record group and covers a wide array of financial, investigative, and performance audits of executive agencies and programs of state government. It also includes reports on legislative programs. The Joint Revenue Sharing Reports also include audits on a diverse range of executive and legislative programs; however, the reports are only financial in nature.

Biographical / historical:

In 1955, the Legislature created the Joint Legislative Audit Committee and the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) for the purpose of examination and reporting independent of the information provided by an executive body (Chapter 1699, Statutes of 1955). The Auditor General reports on the financial and performance condition of state funds via investigative audits. The Committee appointed the Auditor General and staff, directed the OAG to investigate certain bodies, and determined whether program objectives had been achieved or funds had been spent appropriately.

The OAG closed its doors in 1992 after Proposition 159 (1992) failed passage and left the OAG without funding. The State Auditor was established in 1993 as an independent agency.

Accruals:

Further accruals are expected.

Physical location:
California State Archives
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Date Prepared:
© 2014
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Sara Roberson. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: April 2014.

Access and use

Restrictions:

While the majority of the records are open for research, any access restrictions are noted in the record series descriptions.

Terms of access:

For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the California State Archives. Permission for reproduction or publication is given on behalf of the California State Archives as the owner of the physical items. The researcher assumes all responsibility for possible infringement which may arise from reproduction or publication of materials from the California State Archives collections.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Office of the Auditor General, R399.[series number], [box and folder number], California State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Sacramento, California.

Location of this collection:
1020 "O" Street
Sacramento, CA 95814, US
Contact:
(916) 653-2246
reference@sos.ca.gov
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