§ 10.47 — Telephone Service; Oversight
Plain-Language Summary
Every government employee and official in all three branches of state government must report any evidence of phone service misuse to their chief officer, and to the legislative auditor when appropriate. The legislative auditor is responsible for investigating and reporting on phone service misuse by state officials and employees, and can refer cases to other authorities. This creates a government-wide system of oversight for long-distance phone costs.
10.47 TELEPHONE SERVICE; OVERSIGHT.
Each member, officer, or employee in the legislative, judicial, and executive branches shall report any evidence of misuse of long-distance telephone service to the chief officer of the legislative body, judicial branch, executive office, or executive agency, and to the legislative auditor when appropriate. The legislative auditor shall investigate and report on evidence of misuse of long-distance telephone service of legislators, judges, constitutional officers, heads of executive departments and agencies, and state employees and, where appropriate, refer the evidence to other authorities.
History:
History: History:
1993 c 370 s 8