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NSAA Announces 2002-03 Committee Members
National State Auditors Association (NSAA) President Rick Fair announced his appointments to the various NSAA standing committees for fiscal year 2002-03. Auditor General Thomas H. McTavish has been appointed to the newly created Homeland Security Coordination Committee, Mary Jo Koschay has been appointed to the Audit Standards and Reporting Committee, and Jon Wise has been reappointed to the Resolutions Committee.
Another Milestone Achieved With Single Audits
The OAG achieved another milestone this year with the issuance of all 9 Single Audit reports within the 9-month reporting deadline. This milestone could not have been achieved without the hard work, dedication, and commitment of the audit supervisors, audit staff, and the individuals from the Office of Professional Practice, Office of Information Technology, and Office of Administration.
Letters praising the work of OAG employees were received during the year for the following: Mary Jo Baker and Jarita Qawwee for excellent customer service given with requested reports.
Committee appointments - September 30, 2002
The Executive Committee of the Midwestern Intergovernmental Audit Forum appointed Scott Strong to fill a vacancy as a State representative on the Executive Committee through December 31, 2003. Also, earlier this month, the National Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants appointed Craig Murray to fill a vacancy on its Financial Management Standards Board. Both vacancies were created by the upcoming retirement of Jon Wise, and Jon is extremely pleased with the appointment of his two successors.
Letter from Central Region Audit Forums - May 20, 2002
Auditor General Thomas H. McTavish recently received the following letter from Luis Escalante, Jr., Executive Director, Central Region Audit Forums: I am writing to express my appreciation to you and your staff for your outstanding efforts in hosting the spring 2002 Midwestern Intergovernmental Audit Forum in Lansing, Michigan. . . .I would like to especially recognize Jon Wise, Stephanie Roach, and Jackie Lawson for their outstanding contributions in ensuring the conference's success. They were instrumental in coordinating all facets of the conference. They are deserving of special recognition for they exceeded everyone's expectations. . . .
Letter from the Michigan Department of State Police - May 6, 2002
Auditor General Thomas H. McTavish recently received a copy of the following letter that was addressed to Amy Zimmerman from Colonel Stephen D. Madden, Director, Michigan Department of State Police:
I would like to commend you and your staff for the professional manner in which you conducted the recent performance audit on the Uniform Services Bureau. Insp. Dan Smith and Ms. Linda Cwiek kept me apprised of the audit process as it was occurring. They were both very complimentary of the courteous and proficient way you addressed highly complex issues within the bureau. Your active participation in officer ride-alongs and site visits was a clear indication of your willingness to take the time to thoroughly learn about the bureau's mission and responsibilities. We appreciate your efforts in making the audit process a positive experience for the Uniform Services Bureau. Thank you for a job well done.
Letter From GASB - April 29, 2002
Auditor General Thomas H. McTavish was recently copied on the following letter that was addressed to Governor John M. Engler from Tom L. Allen, Chairman, Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB):
I recently received a copy of the State of Michigan comprehensive annual financial report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001. Your state is among the first in the country to have issued financial statements in accordance with GASB Statement No. 34, Basic Financial Statements - and Management's Discussion and Analysis - for State and Local Governments. As you know, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) seeks to improve financial reporting in a number of ways. The GASB believes that the improvements in reporting cost-of-services information and the overall financial position of the government to taxpayers, governing boards, and other financial statement users result from the implementation of Statement 34. Therefore, we encourage early implementation so that this information will be available to those users on a more timely basis. We are extremely pleased, and impressed, by your state's ability to prepare the new financial statements in such a timely fashion. I was particularly impressed with the state's reporting of all of its infrastructure well in advance of the required date for reporting existing infrastructure. Your early implementation is a tribute to your office of financial management director Leon E. Hank; division director and project director Laura Mester; agency liaison manager Lisa Fath; financial reporting manager Doug Ringler; the entire office of financial management staff led by the financial control division; and the Office of the Auditor General. I want to commend you for supporting the efforts to provide your citizens and other financial statement users with a more comprehensive reporting of the state's financial operations in advance of the effective date of the standard. It is my hope that these users of your financial statements will recognize your efforts. In addition to the certificate of recognition we mailed to you, we also recognized Leon Hank and his staff at the National Association of State Comptrollers' meeting in March for their leadership and commitment. I have provided a copy of this letter and other information on Statement 34 to your local newspapers in hopes that their recognition of your efforts will encourage other governments to provide this improved financial reporting to their citizens and other financial statement users as quickly as possible.
State of Michigan Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (SOMCAFR) crew: Scott Strong, Therese Regner, Laura Hirst, Brian Hovey, Tracy Jelneck, Craig Murray, Yvonne Benn, Heather Boyd, Ivy Britting, Ryan Chittaro, Julie Dexter, Lisa Harral, Paul Jacokes, Timothy Johnson, Constance Jones, Scott Kusnier, Cheryl Manning, Lora Mikula, Lori Mullins, Eileen Schneider, Duane Smiley, Jill Trepkoski, Michael Ventura, and Melanie Zoerhoff. The late John Wirth was also a member of the fiscal year 2000-01 SOMCAFR crew.
This page was updated on 03/03/03.
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