Rhode Island Auditor General

Rhode Island State Auditor

General information
Office Type: | Nonpartisan
Office website: | Official Link
Compensation: | $184,710
Term limits: | None
Structure
Selection Method: | Appointed by the Joint Committee on Legislative Services
Current Officeholder

Rhode Island Auditor General David Bergantino
Nonpartisan
Assumed office: January 6, 2023

Other Rhode Island Executive Offices
Governor • Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State • Attorney General
Treasurer • Auditor
Superintendent of Education

Agriculture Commissioner
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Natural Resources Commissioner
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## Contents

* 1 Current officeholder
* 2 Authority
* 3 Qualifications
* 4 Appointments
* 5 Vacancies
* 6 Duties
* 7 Compensation
* 7.1 2023
* 7.2 2022
* 7.3 2021
* 7.4 2013
* 7.5 2012
* 8 Contact information
* 9 See also
* 10 External links
* 11 Footnotes

The Auditor General of Rhode Island is an appointed position in the Rhode Island state government. The auditor performs audits of the state's departments and agencies, and reports to the Rhode Island General Assembly.

## Current officeholder[edit]

The acting Rhode Island Auditor General is David Bergantino (nonpartisan). Bergantino assumed office in 2023.

## Authority[edit]

The office of the auditor general was created in 1974 by the Rhode Island General Assembly. Audits are conducted as required by statute or as directed by the Joint Committee on Legislative Services.[1]

## Qualifications[edit]

Title 22, Section 13 of the Rhode Island general laws establishes the qualifications of the office:

1.     * (a) The auditor general shall be appointed by the joint committee on legislative services, referred to in this chapter as "the committee." At the time of appointment, the auditor general shall have had active experience in general accounting principles and practices in this state for a total period of at least five (5) years. Vacancies in the office shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
* (b) The committee shall employ qualified persons necessary for the efficient operation of the office and shall fix their duties and compensation and those persons shall be in the unclassified service.
2. No person shall be employed as an auditor who does not have adequate technical training and proficiency, and a baccalaureate degree from a college or university, and no person shall be employed or retained as legal advisor on either a full-time or a part-time basis who is not a member of the Rhode Island bar. ...

* active experience in general accounting principles and practices for at least 5 years
* adequate technical training and proficiency
* baccalaureate degree from a college or university

## Appointments[edit]

Title 22 of the Rhode Island general specifies that the auditor is appointed by the joint committee on legislative services of the general assembly.[2]

## Vacancies[edit]

Title 22 also stipulates that vacancies in the office of auditor shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment: appointed by the joint committee on legislative services of the general assembly.[2]

## Duties[edit]

The office of the auditor general serves as a liaison between the state government of Rhode Island and its municipalities. It evaluates state government programs and financial operations for the general assembly.

The specific duties of the auditor are outlined in Title 22, Section 13 of the Rhode Island general laws. The auditor has the authority to make post-audits and performance audits of:

* public records
* all state agencies, including the board of governors for higher education and the board of regents for elementary and secondary education
* accounts and records of any other public body or political subdivision
* accounts and records of any association or corporation created or established by any general or special law
* accounts and records of any person, association, or corporation to which monies of the state have been appropriated by the general assembly[3]

## Compensation[edit]

See also: Compensation of state executive officers

### 2023[edit]

In 2023, the officer's salary was $184,710, according to the Council of State Governments.[4]

### 2022[edit]

In 2022, the officer's salary was $180,205, according to the Council of State Governments.[5]

### 2021[edit]

In 2021, the auditor received a salary of $159,248, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]

### 2013[edit]

In 2013, the Rhode Island Auditor General was paid an estimated $140,050. This figure comes from the Council of State Governments.[7]

### 2012[edit]

In 2012, the Rhode Island Auditor General was paid an estimated $140,050. This figure comes from the Council of State Governments.

## Contact information[edit]

Office of the Rhode Island Auditor General
86 Weybosset Street
Providence, RI 02903-2800

Phone: (401) 222-2435
Fax: (401) 222-2111
E-mail: Auditor General

## See also[edit]

* Auditor

## External links[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Rhode Island Office of the Auditor General

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ OAG.state.RI.us, "About us," accessed October 11, 2011
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rhode Island general laws, "Title 22: General Assembly, Section 13-1: Appointment; Qualifications; Oath; Bond; Office space; Rules and regulations" accessed October 11, 2011
3. ↑ Rhode Island general laws, "Title 22: General Assembly, Section 13-4: Definitions; Duties of auditor general; Investigations by committee," accessed October 11, 2011
4. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 21, 2025
5. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
6. ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 28, 2022
7. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," January 29, 2014

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