North Carolina State Controller
| North Carolina Controller | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $183,084 |
| 2025 FY Budget: | $35,961,579 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 7 years |
| Authority: | NC Gen Stat § 143B-426.36 |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by the governor and confirmed by the North Carolina General Assembly |
| Current Officeholder | |
North Carolina State Controller
Nels Roseland | |
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The North Carolina State Controller is an appointed state executive position in the North Carolina state government. The controller is the state's chief fiscal officer and head of the Office of the State Controller. The controller's office is located within the Department of Administration, but exercises its statutory power indepently of the secretary of administration.[1]
The controller works with fiscal officers throughout state government to ensure the reliability, accountability, and efficiency of the state's fiscal operations. The office's mission is "to protect the financial integrity of the State and promote accountability in an objective and efficient manner."[2]
Current officeholder
The current North Carolina State Controller is Nels Roseland (nonpartisan). Roseland assumed office in 2022.
Authority
The controller's authority is derived from Chapter 143B, Article 9 of the North Carolina General Statutes.
Chapter 143B, Article 9:
| There is created the Office of the State Controller. This office shall be located administratively within the Department of Administration but shall exercise all of its prescribed statutory powers independently of the Secretary of Administration.[1] |
Qualifications
Chapter 143B, Article 9 of the North Carolina General Statutes establishes the qualifications of the office:
| The State Controller shall be a person qualified by education and experience for the office ...[3] |
Appointments
The controller is appointed by the governor and confirmed to a seven-year term by the General Assembly of North Carolina. Should the governor not submit an appointment before May 1 of the year a controller is to be appointed, an appointee is selected by the speaker of the House and president of the state Senate.[3]
Vacancies
Details of vacancy appoints are addressed under Chapter 143B, Article 9 of the North Carolina General Statutes.
If the office of controller is vacant, the governor is given four weeks to submit a nominee to fill the unexpired term to the General Assembly of North Carolina for confirmation. If the governor does not do so within that time, then the speaker of the House and president of the Senate nominate a new controller.[3]
Duties
The controller is the state's chief fiscal officer and head of the Office of the State Controller. The controller's office is located within the Department of Administration, but exercises its statutory power indepently of the secretary of administration.[1]
The controller works with fiscal officers throughout state government to ensure the reliability, accountability, and efficiency of the state's fiscal operations.[2] Additional duties include, but are not limited to:[4]
- Prescribing, developing, operating, and maintaining a uniform state accounting system for all state agencies;
- Maintaining complete financial records setting out all revenues, charges, balances, transfers, outstanding voucher, and encumbrances for all state funds;
- Making appropriate reconciliations with the balances and accounts of the state treasurer; and,
- Preparing a quarterly report on the financial condition of the state.
Divisions
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State budget
- See also: North Carolina state budget and finances
The budget for the Office of the State Controller in Fiscal Year 2025 was $35,961,579.[5]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $183,084, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2021
In 2021, the controller received a salary of $170,927, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2020
In 2020, the controller received a salary of $166,758, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2019
In 2019, the controller received a salary of $158,501, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2018
In 2018, the controller received a salary of $158,501, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2017
In 2017 the controller received a salary of $158,501, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2016
In 2016, the controller received a salary of $156,159, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
Historical officeholders
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Contact
Physical Address:
3512 Bush Street
Raleigh, NC 27609
Mailing Address:
1410 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1410
Phone: 919-707-0500
See also
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External links
Foonotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Justia, "NC Gen Stat § 143B-426.36 (2019)," accessed Feb. 2, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Office of the State Controller, "Who We Are," accessed Feb. 2, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Justia, "NC Gen Stat § 143B-426.37 (2019)," accessed Feb. 2, 2021
- ↑ Justia, "NC Gen Stat § 143B-426.39 (2019)," accessed Feb. 2, 2021
- ↑ North Carolina General Assembly, "House Bill 259," accessed December 6, 2023
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 28, 2022
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States," Sept. 30, 2020
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed Jan. 27, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed Jan. 27, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed December 3, 2017
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
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