State Auditor's Report on Accountability for Public Resources
Report on Accountability for Public Resources prepared by the State Auditor’s Office for WSDOT’s Fiscal Year 2010 (July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010).
The State Auditor’s Office (SAO) provides an annual audit of WSDOT’s accountability for public resources and compliance with state laws and regulations and its own policies and procedures. The audit for FY 2010 was released on October 25, 2010. This will be the last year of the individual agency accountability reports. Beginning in FY 2011 (July 1, 2010), accountability audits will be conducted on a statewide level. For more information, please visit the State Auditor's Office.
The complete FY 2010 report is available as a PDF (233 kb).
Summary of the Accountability Audit:
The State Auditor’s Office found that in the areas that were examined “the Department’s [WSDOT] internal controls were adequate to safeguard public assets. The Department also complied with state laws and regulations and its own policies and procedures in the areas we examined.”
WSDOT received the fiscal audit report from the State Auditor's Office with no audit findings.
The audit does not examine every portion of WSDOT’s activities. The highest risk areas are examined. This audit evaluated WSDOT’s accountability in the following areas:
- Construction Contracts
- Ferries Contracts
- Good to Go! Expenditures (Tolling)
- Purchase Cards
Other Audits:
The State Auditor’s Office performs an annual audit of the statewide basic financial statements, as required by state law (RCW 43.09.310). Their opinion on those financial statements are included in the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) prepared by and available from the Office of Financial Management (OFM). The FY 2010 audit is available at OFM's website.
The audit also reviewed federal programs administered by WSDOT, in accordance with the Single Audit Act. The results of that audit work are included in the Statewide Single Audit Report (SWSA), issued by the Office of Financial Management (OFM). The FY 2010 audit is also available at OFM's website.
Have Questions?
For more information on WSDOT 2010 Fiscal Audit, please contact:
Steve Pierce
Communications Director
(360) 705-7076
piercest@wsdot.wa.gov
Steve McKerney
Director of Internal Audit
(360) 705-7004
mckerns@wsdot.wa.gov