23 Jan 2023

State Auditor Rob Sand Releases Statement on Proposed School Funding Bill

By Sonya Heitshusen

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 23, 2023) — State Auditor Rob Sand today released the following statement:

 

Whether you call them ESAs or vouchers, as Iowa's tax-payer watchdog, I am alarmed by the intentional lack of transparency and accountability under the proposed legislation.

This bill gives private schools your tax dollars, and gives you no right to know what they are doing with them.

11 Jan 2023

State Auditor Rob Sand Applauds Expansion of The University of Northern Iowa Accounting Program in Partnership with Des Moines Area Community College

By Sonya Heitshusen

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 11, 2023) — State Auditor Rob Sand applauded the expansion of the nationally-acclaimed University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Bachelor of Arts in Accounting program to include hybrid learning through the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) beginning in August 2023.

05 Dec 2022

State Auditor Rob Sand Issues Advisory on Potential Phone Scam

By Sonya Heitshusen

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 5, 2022) — State Auditor Rob Sand today issued an advisory alerting Iowans to a potential phone scam in which the caller identifies themselves as a representative of the Iowa Auditor of State Office (AOS).

A concerned citizen notified the AOS Office on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, that they had received a phone call from a person inquiring about their mortgage. The caller also stated that they knew the concerned citizen’s name, address, and height.

22 Nov 2022

Iowa Auditor of State Office Receives Highest Rating in External Peer Review

By Sonya Heitshusen

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 22, 2022) — The National State Auditors Association (NSAA) has awarded the Iowa Auditor of State Office its highest rating following an external peer review for the period October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.

“This rating is no small feat,” said Iowa Auditor of State Rob Sand. “I want to congratulate everyone in the Auditor’s Office and thank them for their hard work and commitment to Iowa tax-payers.”

17 Nov 2022

State Auditor Rob Sand Releases Report on the State University of Iowa Report of Recommendations

By Sonya Heitshusen

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 17, 2022) — Auditor of State Rob Sand today released a report on the State University of Iowa (University of Iowa), Iowa City, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2021. The University of Iowa previously released its annual financial report for the year ended June 30, 2021.

25 Oct 2022

State Auditor Rob Sand Releases Report on the Iowa Workforce Development

By Sonya Heitshusen

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 25, 2022) — Auditor of State Rob Sand today released a report on the Iowa Department of Workforce Development for the year ended June 30, 2020.

29 Sep 2022

State Auditor Rob Sand Releases Statewide Single Audit

By Sonya Heitshusen

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 29, 2022) — Auditor of State Rob Sand has released the State of Iowa’s Single Audit Report for the year ended June 30, 2021. The report covers the expenditure of federal funds by all State agencies, institutions, and universities and includes a review of internal controls and compliance with federal laws and regulations.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:

14 Sep 2022

State Auditor Rob Sand Releases Report on the Iowa Department of Transportation Report of Recommendations

By Sonya Heitshusen

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 14, 2022) — Auditor of State Rob Sand today released a report on the Iowa Department of Transportation for the year ended June 30, 2020.

The Department is responsible for planning, developing, regulating and improving the State of Iowa’s transportation system to provide and preserve adequate, safe and efficient transportation services.

AUDIT FINDINGS:

01 Mar 2022

Iowa Auditor Rob Sand Issues Report on the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department

By Sonya Heitshusen

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 1, 2022) — Auditor of State Rob Sand today released a report on a review of the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department’s (HSEMD) compliance with requirements established by Chapter 34A of the Code of Iowa. Section 34A 7A(5) of the Code requires each county Joint 911Service Board to submit Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) cost and expense data and an audit of that data.

26 Feb 2021

State Auditor Review Finds Local Government Solar Energy Projects Save Tax-Payer Funds

By Sonya Heitshusen

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 26, 2021) — State Auditor Rob Sand announced a review of solar-energy projects at Iowa’s schools, cities, and other public entities. A total of eighty communities are currently using solar-energy installations across the state. Those participating in this review reported annual savings as high as $80,000. The average annual savings was more than $26,475, and the average savings over the lifetime of the installation was $716,437.

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