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Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino assumed the office in
January 2016. Wednesday, the Illinois Senate approved Chris
Meister, who is currently leading the Illinois Finance
Authority, to be the new auditor.
State Sen. Chapin Rose, who serves on the Legislative Audit
Commission, said Meister suggested bringing back a deputy
director position for the office.
“At the end of the day, you're getting someone with that breadth
of government knowledge, extreme financial management
experience,” said Rose, R-Mahomet. “And then I believe
ultimately we're also going to pick up, as a bonus, one of our
other candidates. And at the end of the day, this body, and the
entire General Assembly and frankly, the taxpayers of Illinois
will be enormously well served with Mr. Meister at the helm.”
The auditor general is responsible for financial audits and
compliance examinations of state agencies. The office also
performs audits approved by the Legislative Audit Commission.
Wednesday, state Sen. Laura Ellman praised Rose’s nomination for
Chris Meister to be the new auditor.
“This was a once in a 10 year activity,” Ellman, D-Naperville,
said of selecting a new auditor general. “Nobody was really good
at it. But through that leadership, Senator Rose guided us all
through it and really is a bicameral, bipartisan, effort. So I'm
excited to see the next Legislative Audit Commission under
Auditor General Meister.”
After being unanimously approved by the Senate, Senate Joint
Resolution 55 was also unanimously approved by the Illinois
House Wednesday.
The Illinois Auditor General office’s budget is $43.3 million
from state taxpayer funds. The auditor’s salary is more than
$197,000.
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