Vetoed Department Auditing Protocol Act

[Unity]

Department Auditing Protocol Act

A
Bill
To

Provide transparency of the Government of Stratham’s departments

The Parliament of Stratham enacts: that the Department of State is tasked with a monthly audit of all Departments. In order to review the process made, upcoming projects, and overall Departmental efficiency.

Section 1. Short Title

(1) This Act is the Department Auditing Protocol Act.

Section 2. Commencement

(1) All Provisions shall come into effect upon passage.

Section 3. Reasoning

(1) Currently there is a massive lack of transparency within government, this bill will ensure transparency between departments by a largely apolitical Department auditing other departments. Ensuring the process remains apolitical will ensure that departments will be reviewed by an independent collective ensuring full transparency and keeping the public informed on decisions and progress made by their respective Government.

Section 4. Protocol

(1) The Department of State will conduct an audit of each department at the end of each month.
(2) The State Secretaries will contact the Ministers and their respective employees.
(a) The State Secretaries will ask questions concerning progress made, upcoming projects, possible interdepartmental conflicts, overall efficiency, and other matters the DoS Secretary may find relevant.
(3) A transparency report will be drafted by the Department of State employees, based upon their findings and published by the Minister of State in order to inform the public of their findings.

Authored by Unitymaster on behalf of the Deputy Minister of State Intercepticon.

 

[Krix]

This bill is hereby vetoed.​

Reasoning:
1) The bill is unconstitutional, as this power/jurisdiction does not fall under:
"DoS, is responsible for managing foreign affairs, the election process and city relations."

2) It's reaching outside of the DoS's intended purpose, what the department's priorities should be, what its role in the government is, and what works for Stratham, taking heavily similar ideas from elsewhere.

3) Auditing is being handled by the Chief of Staff who will help supervise departments on my behalf. In addition the bill overlaps and provides a similar end result as the Krix-Topte Stewardship program, which was designed to do provide department employees with a voice and provide transparency.

4) It puts the DoS above other departments unfairly. The idea that the DoS should be gathering this info, releasing it, and having access to other departments puts the DoS on a pedestal above other departments, when employees from other departments are more than capable of speaking for themselves. in addition to the support, they will receive from their department steward once implemented.