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


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 its findings.  
The powers of the Auditor were extensively [[Amend powers of the Auditor of Senatorial Accountability|amended]] by the Imperial Senate in Spring 381YE.


==Responsibilities==
==Responsibilities==
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==Powers==
==Powers==
The Auditor of Senatorial Accountability is a ceremonial title - it has no legal powers to force citizens to cooperate with investigations.
===Right of Address===
{{CaptionedImage|file=Nadezhda Darva.jpg|align=right|width=250|caption=Nadezhda Darva, first Auditor of Senatorial Accountability}}
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]].
The Civil Service has outlined a [[Create_title_of_Auditor_of_Senatorial_Accountability#Consitution|number of possible powers]] that would be within the ability of the Senate to grant, and appropriate to the remit of the position, but assigning one or more of these powers would require further motions.


==Selection==
===Inquisit Member of the Senate===
The title is appointed by decision of the Assembly of Nine. 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.
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.


==Removal==
==Appointment==
The Auditor serves until they die, step down or are [[revocation|revoked]].
The Auditor is appointed during the Spring Equinox. The are chosen with a [[judgement]] of [[appointment]] by the [[Assembly#Assembly_of_the_Nine|Assembly of the Nine]].  
 
The Auditor can be revoked by the General assembly or the Assembly of Nine.
 
==History==
* The current incumbent is Nadezhda Darva of Varushka, as of Spring 377YE.
* They were succeded by Autocephalous Patriarch L. Tolya Orbardenko of Temeschwar.
* Autocephalous died during Winter 378YE and was succeeded by the Highborn [[Magister]] Sargon of Felix's Watch.  


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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{{RecentElections|Auditor_of_Senatorial_Accountability}}
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Latest revision as of 13:34, 31 August 2023

Overview

The Auditor of Senatorial Accountability is an Imperial 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.

The powers of the Auditor were extensively amended by the Imperial Senate in Spring 381YE.

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.

Appointment

The Auditor is appointed during the Spring Equinox. The 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.

Pickers12838.jpg
Pickers Blackleaf, Auditor of Senatorial Accountability
SummitNationElectedVotes
Spring Equinox 385YENavarrPickers Blackleaf
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 Pickers Goldleaf; it will be reelected at Spring Equinox 386YE. The table to the right shows the citizens who have been elected to hold this title in the years since Empress Britta died.