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==Overview==
The ''Auditor of Senatorial Accountability'' is an Imperial title [[Create_title_of_Auditor_of_Senatorial_Accountability|created]] by the [[Imperial Senate]] in Spring 377YE with the responsibility to investigate the use of Imperial funds by senators and those with stipends.


The ''Auditor of Senatorial Accountability'' is an Imperial title [[Appoint Senate auditor|created]] by the [[Imperial Senate]] in Spring 377YE. The position is an officer of the [[Imperial Synod]] with responsibility to investigate the use of Imperial funds by Senators.
The Imperial Senate has responsibility for allocating and spending the treasury. They do this by appointing individual Senators to oversee projects from [[Construct Madruga shipyard|building a shipyard]] to [[Create Highguard army|raising an army]]. They also disburse funds to worthy causes such as the [[Support medical school and Anvil hospital|Anvil hospital]] or toward the creation of valuable tools for the Empire. In all such cases, it is the responsibility of the chosen individual to ensure that the funds are used wisely and for the purpose they are intended.


The Imperial Senate has responsibility for allocating and spending the treasury. They do this by appointing individual Senators to oversee projects from [[Madruga shipyard|building a shipyard]] to [[Create Highguard army|raising an army]]. They also disburse funds to worthy causes such as the [[Support medical school and Anvil hospital|Anvil hospital]] or toward the creation of valuable tools for the Empire. In all such cases, it is the responsibility of the chosen individual to ensure that the funds are used wisely and for the purpose they are intended.
The powers of the Auditor were extensively [[Amend powers of the Auditor of Senatorial Accountability|amended]] by the Imperial Senate in Spring 381YE. The responsibilities of the Auditor were further amended during the [[385YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Amend_Auditor_of_Senatorial_Accountability|Summer Solstice 385YE]] to explicitly include titles which receive stipends from the Imperial Senate, and that the Auditor's findings should also be reported to the Assembly of Nine.


In Spring 377YE, the Senate chose to [[Appoint Senate auditor|create an auditor]] to oversee these activities. Given responsibility for ensuring funds were being spent for the purposes for which they had been disbursed, the Auditor is expected to report back to the Senate with it's findings.  
==Responsibilities==
The Auditor of Senatorial Accountability is charged with determining whether any Senate funds disbursed or otherwise assigned to members of the Senate or to civilians via a stipend are used with virtue and for their intended purpose and with investigating any irregularities. The findings of the Auditor should be reported to Senate and the Assembly of Nine.
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==Powers==
===Right of Address===
The Auditor has the right to make an [[Senate address|address to the Senate]] once per summit. This is intended to allow them to present important information for the senators' consideration. To use this power, the Auditor informs the civil service that they wish to address the Senate. Their address will be added to the agenda for the next [[Senate session]].


==Duties of the Auditor of Senatorial Accountability==
===Inquisit Member of the Senate===
The Auditor of Senatorial Accountability is charged with ensuring that funds allocated to Senators by the Imperial Senate are spent wisely and for the purpose for which they were intended. The findings of the Auditor should be reported to the Senate.
Once per summit, the Auditor may call an [[inquisition]] against any [[Senate_session#Member_of_the_Senate|member of the Senate]] (including The Throne) without the need for a vote in the Synod. This is in addition to any existing judgements they have raised normally. This use of the power may be escalated to a [[Condemnation]] just like any other [[inquisition]]. To use this power, the Auditor must still place a judgement before the Synod, but it is considered to pass automatically at the point it is presented.


==Powers of the Auditor of Senatorial Accountability==
==Appointment==
The Auditor of Senatorial Accountability has no specific powers; it is reliant on the goodwill of Senators and has no ability to force them to cooperate with it's investigations.
The Auditor is appointed during the Spring Equinox. They are chosen with a [[judgement]] of [[appointment]] by the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine|Assembly of the Nine]].  
 
The Civil Service has outlined a [[Appoint_Senate_auditor#Legal_Ramifications|number of possible powers]] that would be within the ability of the Senete to grant, and appropriate to the remit of the position, but assigning one or more of these powers would require further motions.
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==Selection of the Auditor of Senatorial Accountability==
The title is appointed by decision of the General Assembly of the Imperial Synod. There is no requirement for the Auditor to be a member of the Synod, although it has been suggested that access to the Synod power of [[inquisition]] would be helpful in pursuing the responsibilities of the position in the absence of other powers.
 
==Removing the Auditor of Senatorial Accountability==
The Auditor serves until they die, step down or are [[revocation|revoked]].
 
The Auditor can be revoked by the General assembly or the Council of Nine.


The title can be held by any Imperial citizen. They can be [[revocation|revoked]] by the [[Assembly#General_Assembly|General Assembly]] and the Assembly of the Nine.
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Latest revision as of 02:48, 13 August 2024

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This title is appointed by the Assembly of Nine

Overview

The Auditor of Senatorial Accountability is an Imperial title created by the Imperial Senate in Spring 377YE with the responsibility to investigate the use of Imperial funds by senators and those with stipends.

The Imperial Senate has responsibility for allocating and spending the treasury. They do this by appointing individual Senators to oversee projects from building a shipyard to raising an army. They also disburse funds to worthy causes such as the Anvil hospital or toward the creation of valuable tools for the Empire. In all such cases, it is the responsibility of the chosen individual to ensure that the funds are used wisely and for the purpose they are intended.

The powers of the Auditor were extensively amended by the Imperial Senate in Spring 381YE. The responsibilities of the Auditor were further amended during the Summer Solstice 385YE to explicitly include titles which receive stipends from the Imperial Senate, and that the Auditor's findings should also be reported to the Assembly of Nine.

Responsibilities

The Auditor of Senatorial Accountability is charged with determining whether any Senate funds disbursed or otherwise assigned to members of the Senate or to civilians via a stipend are used with virtue and for their intended purpose and with investigating any irregularities. The findings of the Auditor should be reported to Senate and the Assembly of Nine.

Powers

Right of Address

The Auditor has the right to make an address to the Senate once per summit. This is intended to allow them to present important information for the senators' consideration. To use this power, the Auditor informs the civil service that they wish to address the Senate. Their address will be added to the agenda for the next Senate session.

Inquisit Member of the Senate

Once per summit, the Auditor may call an inquisition against any member of the Senate (including The Throne) without the need for a vote in the Synod. This is in addition to any existing judgements they have raised normally. This use of the power may be escalated to a Condemnation just like any other inquisition. To use this power, the Auditor must still place a judgement before the Synod, but it is considered to pass automatically at the point it is presented.

Appointment

The Auditor is appointed during the Spring Equinox. They are chosen with a judgement of appointment by the Assembly of the Nine.

The title can be held by any Imperial citizen. They can be revoked by the General Assembly and the Assembly of the Nine.

SummitNationElectedVotes
Spring Equinox 386YEWintermarkVauraus Korppitkotka6 Votes
Spring Equinox 385YENavarrPickers Blackleaf5 Votes
Spring Equinox 384YEDawnClaude Cutter4 Votes
Spring Equinox 383YEThe LeagueRafael Barossa di Tassato5 Votes
Winter Solstice 381YEWintermarkVauraus Korppitkotka
Spring Equinox 381YEUrizenZeno, Stallion's Sibling
Spring Equinox 379YESargon of Felix's Watch
Spring Equinox 378YEVarushkaNadezhda Darva

Recent Elections

This title is currently held by Vauraus Korppitkotka; it will be reelected at Spring Equinox 387YE. The table to the right shows the citizens who have been elected to hold this title in the years since Empress Britta died.

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