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South Carolina Comptroller General
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Current officeholder
The current state controller is Richard Eckstrom. He was first elected in 2002 and was subsequently re-elected in 2006 and 2010.
Authority
The office of comptroller was created in 1890.[1]
Qualifications
Article VI, Section 7 of the South Carolina Constitution establishes the qualifications of the office:
| No person may be popularly elected to and serve in any office in this State or its political subdivisions unless he possesses the qualifications of an elector, is not disqualified by age as prescribed in this Constitution, and has not been convicted of a felony under state or federal law or convicted of tampering with a voting machine, fraudulent registration or voting, bribery at elections, procuring or offering to procure votes by bribery, voting more than once at elections, impersonating a voter, or swearing falsely at elections/taking oath in another's name, or has not pled guilty or nolo contendere to these offenses. However, notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, this prohibition does not apply to a person who has been pardoned under state or federal law or to a person who files for public office fifteen years or more after the completion date of service of the sentence, including probation and parole time, nor shall any person, serving in office prior to the ratification of this provision, be required to vacate the office to which he is elected. No person may be elected or appointed to office in this State for life or during good behavior, but the terms of all officers must be for some specified period except officers in the militia. |
- possess the qualities of an elector
- not disqualified by age as prescribed in this Constitution
- has not been convicted of a felony under state or federal law or convicted of tampering with a voting machine, fraudulent registration or voting, bribery at elections, procuring or offering to procure votes by bribery, voting more than once at elections, impersonating a voter, or swearing falsely at elections/taking oath in another's name, or has not pled guilty or nolo contendere to these offenses
Elections
Article VI, Section 7 of the state constitution stipulates the secretary of state will be elected every four years, to a term of four year term. The secretary, like South Carolina's other executive officials, is elected in mid-term elections: 2010, 2014, and 2018.
Duties
The mission of the Comptroller General's office is to "Serve the Legislature, Judiciary, Executive offices, state agencies, and the citizens of South Carolina by providing centralized payroll and vendor payment processing and centralized accounting and reporting of financial data in accordance with the statewide program budget structure mandated by the General Assembly and in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)."[2]
The main duties of the office include:
- supervising the state's spending
- keeping the state's books
- maintaining accounting controls over state agencies
- processing all payrolls for state employees, vouchers for bills owed by the state and interdepartmental payments between state agencies
The comptroller also sits on the State Budget & Control Board.[3]
Divisions
- Statewide Financial Reporting provides centralized reporting of the state's financial activities. The office produces the state's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
- Statewide Accounting provides centralized accounting of the state's financial activities. The office monitors agencies financial activities to ensure compliance with the Annual Appropriation Act and responds to FOIA requests.
- Statewide Payroll Accounts Payable provides centralized payroll for state employees. The office reviews requests for reimbursement from state agencies to ensure compliance with state law.
- Administrative Services provides executive leadership and administrative services to support the agency's functions.
- Information Technology provides information technology application development, maintenance, production control, local area network and PC support. The office manages applications that perform all statewide accounting and payroll functions.[4]
Compensation
In 2010, the South Carolina Comptroller General was paid an estimated $92,007 according to the Council of State Governments.[5]
Contact Information
South Carolina Comptroller General
1200 Senate Street
305 Wade Hampton Office Building
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 734-2121
Fax: (803) 734-2064
See also
- Comptroller
- Richard Eckstrom
- South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford
- Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
- South Carolina Attorney General
- South Carolina Secretary of State
External links
References
- ↑ Cg.SC.gov, "About the South Carolina Comptroller's Office," accessed October 13, 2011
- ↑ Cg.SC.gov, "Office of the Comptroller General: Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Accountability Report (page 4)," retrieved October 13, 2011
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedmail - ↑ Cg.SC.gov, "Office of the Comptroller General: Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Accountability Report (page 11)," retrieved October 13, 2011
- ↑ The Council of State Governments,"The Book of States 2010 Table 4.11," retrieved April 23, 2011
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