52:15C-9 Coordination of audits, investigations, performance reviews.

9. a. The State Comptroller shall establish a system that shall ensure that any officers and employees of the Office of the Inspector General, the Department of Law and Public Safety, the Department of Education, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Transportation, the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, the Local Finance Board, and the Office of the State Auditor who perform audits, investigations, and performance reviews similar or identical to those authorized to be performed by the State Comptroller shall conduct their audits, investigations and reviews with the consultation of, and in coordination and cooperation with, the State Comptroller.

b. For the purpose of establishing and maintaining this system, the State Comptroller shall meet at periodic intervals, but at least four times annually, with the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Inspector General, the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner of Transportation, the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, staff of the Local Finance Board, the State Auditor, and any other public officers or employees deemed necessary who perform audits, investigations, and performance reviews. The responsibility of all parties during these meetings shall be to: facilitate communication and exchange information on completed, current, and future audits, investigations, and reviews; avoid duplication and fragmentation of efforts; optimize the use of resources; avoid divisiveness and organizational uncertainty; promote effective working relationships; and avoid the unnecessary expenditure of public funds.

c. To further ensure the consultation of, and coordination and cooperation with, the State Comptroller, the Commissioner of Education, the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, and the staff of the Local Finance Board shall promptly notify the State Comptroller of any local audits that have been submitted to them that reveal any significant deficiencies.

L.2007, c.52, s.9.