æt ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm, wˌʌt ɪz nˈaʊ nˈoʊn æz ðə lˈɛdʒɪslətˌɪv ˈɔːdɪt bjˈʊɹɹoʊ wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd tə pɚfˈɔːɹm ˈɔːdɪts ʌv stˈeɪt ˈeɪdʒənsiz ænd ɐsˈɪst ðə lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚɹ ɪn ðɛɹ ˈoʊvɚsˌaɪt ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnmənt pɚfˈoːɹməns.
At the same time, what is now known as the Legislative Audit Bureau was created to perform audits of state agencies and assist the Legislature in their oversight of government performance.