“… the Controller is responsible for accountability and disbursement of the state’s financial resources, and conducts independent audits of government agencies that spend state funds. This position also administers the payroll system for state government employees … and the Controller serves on 70 boards and commissions … the Controller is a member of numerous financing authorities, as well as fiscal and financial oversight entities including the Franchise Tax Board and Board of Equalization. The Controller also serves on the boards of the nation’s two largest public pension funds.”