52:24-2 - Appointment, qualifications, term and compensation of State Auditor
52:24-2.Ā Appointment, qualifications, term and compensation of State Auditor
The State Auditor shall be appointed by the Senate and General Assembly in joint meetings for a term of 5 years and until his successor shall be appointedĀ and qualify.Ā Any person nominated for appointment to the Office of StateĀ Auditor shall be qualified by training and substantial experience in the fieldĀ of corporate or public fiscal and management operations and affairs.Ā The nameĀ and credentials of each applicant or prospective nominee shall be submitted toĀ the Chairman of the Legislative Service Commission who shall cause the same toĀ be received, considered and reviewed by the members of the commission inĀ accordance with procedures established by it. The names of applicants andĀ prospective nominees found to be qualified shall be reported to the PresidentĀ of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly for appropriateĀ communication to the members of the Senate and General Assembly at or beforeĀ the convening of a joint meeting for the appointment of a State Auditor.
The State Auditor shall devote his entire time to the duties of his office and shall receive annual compensation as shall, from time to time, be fixed by law, which shall be paid out of the State Treasury as other officers are paid.
Amended by L.1948, c. 29, p. 90, s. 1;Ā L.1979, c. 8, s. 27.
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The State Auditor shall be appointed by the Senate and General Assembly in joint meetings for a term of 5 years and until his successor shall be appointedĀ and qualify.Ā Any person nominated for appointment to the Office of StateĀ Auditor shall be qualified by training and substantial experience in the fieldĀ of corporate or public fiscal and management operations and affairs.Ā The nameĀ and credentials of each applicant or prospective nominee shall be submitted toĀ the Chairman of the Legislative Service Commission who shall cause the same toĀ be received, considered and reviewed by the members of the commission inĀ accordance with procedures established by it. The names of applicants andĀ prospective nominees found to be qualified shall be reported to the PresidentĀ of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly for appropriateĀ communication to the members of the Senate and General Assembly at or beforeĀ the convening of a joint meeting for the appointment of a State Auditor.
The State Auditor shall devote his entire time to the duties of his office and shall receive annual compensation as shall, from time to time, be fixed by law, which shall be paid out of the State Treasury as other officers are paid.
Amended by L.1948, c. 29, p. 90, s. 1;Ā L.1979, c. 8, s. 27.
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