Saundra Groshong, audit manager for our South King County team, has left SAO after 19 years of service. Groshong accepted a position as finance director at the City of Buckley. Saundra was a great leader for our Office, and she will be missed.
As it turns out, a lot.
On the public's behalf, the Office of the Washington State Auditor is on the trail of good government.
In 2017, the Office of the Washington State Auditor worked with the Department of Commerce to clarify a contradiction between state law and rule that caused confusion about how utilities could show they met the Energy Independence Act's renewable energy requirement.
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At the Office of the Washington State Auditor, one of our primary functions is to evaluate the finances of governments across the state. But did you know that what we do goes beyond the bottom line, and into the very heart of what makes a government function well and connect to its residents? This emotional connection is what is at the heart of our newest video, “For the Love of Kenmore.” It's about helping local governments in Washington find, as Kenmore City Manager Rob Karlinsey puts it, “value beyond the purely financial.”
The State Auditor's Office filed with the Code Reviser's Office the notice to begin the rule making process to amend WAC 48-13 Access to Public Records.
We are excited to share a couple of staff appointments that have occurred this year: