I looked at the Legislative Audit's work in search of the legislators that brought an issue to LAC. I was not able to find a legislator's name. I may have to double check. I would like to follow up with them.
Still enjoy your posts and recommend to any of my friends with a slight interest.
Great question. The report itself won't tell you. Page 1 just says "members of the South Carolina General Assembly" asked for it, no names, which is the Audit Council's standard practice. And the LAC's records other than the final report are confidential by statute (§2-15-120), so you can't FOIA the request letter. Your best routes: news coverage from when the audit was requested, since legislators who ask for audits usually announce it, and this one's fieldwork started around August 2019. Or the LAC's board meeting minutes, because requests get approved at those meetings. For what it's worth going forward, audits happen only when five or more legislators sign a letter asking, or a committee or the Speaker or Senate President does. Citizens can't request one, but your own legislator can, and they take calls. I read the audits. The asking part belongs to them.
Sounds like the responsibility in this case, lies with SC voters. We should demand from our elected legislators, when they’re promoting a new business investment, like the recent controversial Scout Motors in Blythewood, that these audits take place at agreed upon intervals during the company’s establishment….up to 5 years? And when the numbers don’t match the commitment then we should request a refund for every job that didn’t materialize. Is this too much “pie in the sky” to be applicable?
I looked at the Legislative Audit's work in search of the legislators that brought an issue to LAC. I was not able to find a legislator's name. I may have to double check. I would like to follow up with them.
Still enjoy your posts and recommend to any of my friends with a slight interest.
Great question. The report itself won't tell you. Page 1 just says "members of the South Carolina General Assembly" asked for it, no names, which is the Audit Council's standard practice. And the LAC's records other than the final report are confidential by statute (§2-15-120), so you can't FOIA the request letter. Your best routes: news coverage from when the audit was requested, since legislators who ask for audits usually announce it, and this one's fieldwork started around August 2019. Or the LAC's board meeting minutes, because requests get approved at those meetings. For what it's worth going forward, audits happen only when five or more legislators sign a letter asking, or a committee or the Speaker or Senate President does. Citizens can't request one, but your own legislator can, and they take calls. I read the audits. The asking part belongs to them.
Sounds like the responsibility in this case, lies with SC voters. We should demand from our elected legislators, when they’re promoting a new business investment, like the recent controversial Scout Motors in Blythewood, that these audits take place at agreed upon intervals during the company’s establishment….up to 5 years? And when the numbers don’t match the commitment then we should request a refund for every job that didn’t materialize. Is this too much “pie in the sky” to be applicable?
That seems reasonable