State & Local Reports

The Suffolk DA's office provides services to keep young people out of the criminal justice system and supports to victims and witness of crimes. Our audit, which examined July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019, shows the Suffolk DA’s office is effectively administering these important services.

This audit found that the District’s meal sponsors moved quickly to open Grab & Go meal sites in areas of greatest need, but that their efforts could have been supported better by stronger coordination mandated by District leadership. Specifically, we found that 96% of at-risk students had access to at least one meal site located in their home neighborhood cluster in the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic—later growing to 99% by June—but some neighborhoods with many at-risk students could have had better access to meals sooner.

This audit found that the District’s meal sponsors moved quickly to open Grab & Go meal sites in areas of greatest need, but that their efforts could have been supported better by stronger coordination mandated by District leadership. Specifically, we found that 96% of at-risk students had access to at least one meal site located in their home neighborhood cluster in the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic—later growing to 99% by June—but some neighborhoods with many at-risk students could have had better access to meals sooner.

The audit found North Shore Community College was effectively administering the MassTransfer and Commonwealth Commitment Programs. The audit examined the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019.

This audit, which examined the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019, found the Massachusetts State Retirement Board did not ensure members received their first retirement payments within required timeframes.

The City of Sacramento will be subject to future audits of State and Federal funds, such as the Coronavirus Relief Fund or FEMA Public Assistance. These audits would likely be conducted by an Inspector General’s Office or the Government Accountability Office. The key to successfully withstanding any future audit will be the City’s ability to provide sufficient and appropriate documentation supporting the use of these funds.

The audit found case documents submitted through the state’s electronic case filing system ("eFileMA") were processed properly. The audit examined the period of September 1, 2018 through October 31, 2019.