2010 is the beginning of a new decade and the year I am on the ballot for my re-election. My first term as your Missouri State Auditor has been an incredible experience for me. I am proud of the efforts of my office. I feel that our audits have given political subdivisions a blueprint for positive changes that allow them to operate more efficiently and be held accountable for taxpayer dollars.

2009 was a very busy year in the state auditor’s office. We released over 150 audit reports- a new record for the volume of reports released under my administration. Some of these audits received a high amount of media attention, such as: the Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District, the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners, the audits of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Liberty 53 School District and the Missouri Housing Development Commission. Other audits did not have as much media attention but the audit findings are significant to residents of those communities. Examples of these would be: the City of Hayti Heights, the City of St. Joseph, Crystal City and the City of Ozark.

My office has also been busy tracking all the stimulus dollars coming into the Missouri treasury. The daily tracking of these monies is available at www.auditor.mo.gov. Our office was even selected to particulate in a federal pilot program to track these monies.

I am proud of the accomplishments of 2009 and look forward to a very productive year in 2010.

-Susan