Delaware Code Title 29. State Government § 5942. Certification of payrolls;  audits

(a) No state disbursing or auditing officer shall make or approve or take any part in making or approving any payment for personal service to any person holding a position in the classified service unless the payroll voucher or account bears the certification or electronic approval of the appropriate state officer that the persons named therein are being paid in accordance with this chapter and the rules, regulations and orders thereunder.

(b) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall conduct such post audits of state payrolls and such other investigations as deemed necessary to ensure that this chapter and the rules, regulations and orders thereunder are being observed.  Any violations shall be called immediately to the attention of the appropriate agency head and to the Auditor of Accounts and Secretary of Finance.  Thereafter, no payment shall be made to any employee whose salary rate has been questioned until the rate has been adjusted to the satisfaction of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.