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Office of the Legislative Auditor

Recently Released

Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education (Mar 27)

The Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education and the Department of Public Safety generally did not comply with significant finance-related legal requirements and generally did not have adequate internal controls. We identified a number of instances of noncompliance and internal control weakness with the more significant weaknesses in the areas of receipts, and training and aid reimbursements.

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency: Down Payment Assistance (Mar 27)

The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency has performed well in managing its down payment assistance program with regard to agency goals. We recommend improvements in a few areas, and also suggest that the agency consider whether it could adjust its funding to increase the flexibility of its program offerings.

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Program Evaluation

Worker Misclassification (Mar 14)
Department of Human Services Licensing Division: Support to Counties (Feb 16)
Southwest Light Rail Transit Construction: Metropolitan Council Oversight of Contractors (June 28)

Financial Audit

Office of the Secretary of State (Nov 28)
Minnesota Board on Aging: Senior Nutrition Program (Nov 13)
Office of the Attorney General (Sept 25)

Special Review

Preliminary Assessment of the Process the Office of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor Followed When Appointing Erin Dupree as Director of the Office of Cannabis Management (Jan 25)
Law Enforcement Compensation: 2022 Wage and Benefit Review (Jan 12)

Notices

  • The Office of the Legislative Auditor has over 50 years of strengthening accountability and providing legislative oversight of Minnesota state government.
    A brief overview of OLA’s history.

  • The Legislative Audit Commission approved five program evaluation topics on Monday, April 8, 2024.

    The commission also voted to have OLA conduct a financial audit of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Faculty Pay Processing in 2025.

Office of the Legislative Auditor, Room 140, 658 Cedar St., St. Paul, MN 55155 : legislative.auditor@state.mn.us or 651‑296‑4708