Section 6. The state auditor may appoint and remove such employees as the work of the department may require. Said employees shall be organized in five divisions, namely, the division of state audits, the division of authority audits, the division of federal audits, the division of contract audits and the division of local mandates. The state auditor shall establish the salaries, duties and personnel regulations of all officers and employees within the department of the state auditor; provided, however, that the salaries of said officers and employees shall not exceed the sum annually appropriated therefor by the general court. The provisions of sections nine A and forty-five of chapter thirty, chapter thirty-one and chapter one hundred and fifty E shall not apply to officers and employees within the department of the state auditor.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 11 - Department of the State Auditor
Section 1 - State Auditor; Supervision of Department; Bond and Salary; Income From Other Sources
Section 2 - First Deputy; Appointment and Removal; Duties; Bond
Section 5 - Deputies and Administrators; Appointment and Removal
Section 6 - Divisions; Appointments; Duties; Compensation; Tenure
Section 6a - Annual Personnel Report
Section 6b - Division of Local Mandates; Responsibilities and Powers
Section 12 - Audits; Access to Accounts; Production of Records; Response to Findings; Exceptions
Section 13 - Federally Funded Programs; Mutual Financial Audits; Agreements
Section 16 - Bureau of Special Investigations; Director; Duties