Bill Text: HI SR38 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requesting The Auditor To Conduct A Transparent, Comprehensive Performance And Management Audit Of Certain Offices And Programs Within The Department Of Public Safety To Increase Public Confidence In Government.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-08 - Referred to PSM/GVO, WAM. [SR38 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2019-SR38-Introduced.html
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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SENATE RESOLUTION
Requesting the Auditor to conduct a transparent, comprehensive Performance AND MANAGEMENT audit of certain offices and programs within the department of public safety to increase public confidence in government.
WHEREAS, a performance audit of the Department of Public Safety (Department) was completed in 2017; however, that audit was limited in scope to only a review of the Department's special funds, revolving funds, trust funds, and trust accounts; and
WHEREAS, no comprehensive performance or management audit of the Department's offices, policies, and programs has been performed in recent history; and
WHEREAS, state and local government offices have been subject to heightened scrutiny recently due to misconduct allegations; and
WHEREAS, it is in the State's best interests to periodically conduct audits of the Executive Departments to ensure adequate management is taking place and efficient operation of programs are transpiring; and
WHEREAS, a transparent, comprehensive performance audit can bolster a department's credibility and help improve the public's confidence in state government; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2019, that the Auditor is requested to conduct a transparent, comprehensive performance and management audit of certain offices and programs within the Department of Public Safety to help increase public confidence in government; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the audit at a
minimum include the following offices:
(1) Office of the Director;
(2) Civil Rights Compliance Office;
(3) Personnel Management Office;
(4) Fiscal Office; and
(5) Mental Health Services of the Health Care Division; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the audit is
requested to include but not be limited to a review of the following policies
and practices:
(1) Hiring, staffing, and supervisory policies and practices, including:
(A) Whether applicants and employees are adequately screened and qualified;
(B) Actual and perceived conflicts of interest and favoritism among and between employees and supervisors, including conflicts due to familial and personal relationships; and
(C) Employee morale;
(2) Handling and disposition of internal complaints made and lawsuits filed by current or former employees;
(3) Contracting and procurement policies and practices, including:
(A) Whether contractors and vendors are adequately screened and qualified;
(B) Compliance with state and federal laws; and
(C) Whether contracts were steered toward contractors and vendors due to familial and personal relationships; and
(4) The ability of the Department to provide necessary mental health services to inmates and pre-trial detainees, including whether the Department is taking adequate steps to fill staffing vacancies related to the provision of mental health services; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Auditor is requested to submit a report on the performance and management audit, including the Auditor's findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2020; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Auditor, and Director of Public Safety.
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Auditor; PSD; Comprehensive Performance Audit
