Auditor of Senatorial Accountability

Overview

The Auditor of Senatorial Accountability is an Imperial ceremonial title created by the Imperial Senate in Spring 377YE 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 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.

In Spring 377YE, the Senate chose to 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 their findings.

Responsibilities

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.

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.

Selection

The Auditor is appointed by judgement of the Assembly of Nine, during the Spring Equinox. They serve a term of one year.

Removal

The Auditor serves for one year. They can be revoked by the Assembly of Nine and the General Assembly.

History

• The first holder of this title was Nadezhda Darva of Varushka, as of Spring 377YE.
• They were succeeded by Autocephalous Patriarch L. Tolya Orbardenko of Temeschwar.
• Tolya died during Winter 378YE and was succeeded by the Highborn magister Sargon of Felix's Watch.

The powers of the Auditor were amended at the Spring Equinox 381YE and Zeno, Stallion's Sibling of Urizen was appointed following reports of the death of Sargon of Felix's Watch.