1a Audit Report 010

Dave Freudenthal STATE OF WYOMING Governor Michael Geesey DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT Director PUBLIC FUNDS DIVISION Pamela Robinson (307) 777-7798 Fax (307) 777-5341 Administrator Email: probinson@wyaudit.state.wy.us March 9, 2004 Mr. John Etchepare, Director Department of Agriculture 2219 Carey Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82002 This audit is being issued pursuant to the requirements of Wyoming Statutes 28-1-115 and 9-1-507. Wyoming Statute 28-1-115(a)(ii)(A) requires every state agency to develop performance measures that provide methods and criteria to measure the agency’s performance in conducting its activities and in achieving its goals and objectives. Wyoming Statute 9-2-1014(a) requires that the annual report compiled by the Department of Administration and Information contain a means of evaluating the outcomes included in the agency’s strategic plan. These measures, as developed by the agency, are to be examined by the Department of Audit. These statutes authorize the Department of Audit to audit strategic plans and their associated performance measures of State Agencies. Objective. The objective of our audit was to determine that the reported results of the Department of Agriculture’s strategic plan outcomes were accurate and reliable. The objective of the audit did not extend to an evaluation of the appropriateness of individual outcomes or other performance measures and indicators. Scope and Methodology. This ...