REPORT DIGEST
ILLINOIS GRAIN INSURANCE CORPORATION
FINANCIAL AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE
EXAMINATION
For the Two Years Ended:
June 30, 2009
Summary of Findings:
Total this audit: 2
Total last audit: 2
Repeated from last audit: 1
Release Date:
April 15, 2010
State of Illinois
Office of the Auditor General
WILLIAM G. HOLLAND
AUDITOR GENERAL
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SYNOPSIS
• The
Corporation has not established the $2,000,000 Grain Insurance Reserve Fund as
required by the Grain Code.
• The Corporation did not file the annual Agency Fee Imposition Report with the Illinois Office of the Comptroller as required by the State Comptroller Act.
FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
GRAIN INSURANCE RESERVE FUND NOT FUNDED
The
Illinois Grain Insurance Corporation has not funded the $2,000,000 Grain
Insurance Reserve Fund as required by the Grain Code.
As of the
end of our examination fieldwork on October 31, 2009, the Corporation had not
established the $2,000,000 Grain Insurance Reserve Fund required by the Grain
Code.
The
Corporation’s management indicated the Grain Insurance Reserve Fund was not
funded because the funds were not appropriated.
Management also indicated that they did not request an appropriation in
fiscal years 2008 and 2009 because of budgetary constraints on the General
Revenue Fund. (Finding 1, page 11) This finding was first reported in 2005.
We
recommended the Corporation comply with the law by working with the Office of
Management and Budget to obtain the necessary appropriation to fund the Grain
Insurance Reserve Fund or seek legislative relief from the statutory requirement.
Corporation
officials agreed with our recommendation and stated they would request an
appropriation to fund the Grain Insurance Reserve Fund. (For previous agency response, see Digest
Footnote #1.)
AGENCY FEE IMPOSITION REPORTS NOT FILED
The
Illinois Grain Insurance Corporation did not file the annual Agency Fee
Imposition Report (Report) with the Office of the Comptroller (Comptroller) as
required by the State Comptroller Act.
During our
examination, we noted the Corporation did not file the Reports with the
Comptroller’s office by August 1 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 or
June 30, 2009.
The
Corporation’s management indicated that failure to file the report was an
oversight. (Finding #2, page 12)
We
recommended the Corporation file the Agency Fee Imposition Report with the
Comptroller by August 1 each year.
Corporate
officials agree with the finding and indicated it would file the Agency Fee
Imposition Report with the Comptroller by August 1 each year.
AUDITORS’ OPINION
Our
auditors state the Illinois Grain Insurance Corporation’s financial statements
for the years ended
June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008 were fairly presented in all
material respects.
WILLIAM G. HOLLAND, Auditor General
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SPECIAL ASSISTANT AUDITORS
McGladrey & Pullen LLP was
our special assistant auditors for this audit and examination.
DIGEST FOOTNOTE
#1 – GRAIN INSURANCE RESERVE FUND NOT FUNDED – (Previous
Agency Response)
2007: “The agency agrees with the finding and will request an appropriation to fund the Reserve Fund.”