REPORT DIGEST

OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION
FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017

Release Date:  July 25, 2018

FINDINGS THIS AUDIT:  1

CATEGORY:  NEW -- REPEAT -- TOTAL
Category 1:  0 -- 0 -- 0
Category 2:  0 -- 1 -- 1
Category 3:  0 -- 0 -- 0
TOTAL:  0 -- 1 -- 1

FINDINGS LAST AUDIT: 3

Category 1: Findings that are material
weaknesses in internal control and/or a
qualification on compliance with State laws
and regulations (material noncompliance).
Category 2: Findings that are significant
deficiencies in internal control and
noncompliance with State laws and
regulations.
Category 3: Findings that have no internal
control issues but are in noncompliance
with State laws and regulations.

State of Illinois, Office of the Auditor
General
FRANK J. MAUTINO, AUDITOR GENERAL

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SYNOPSIS

• (17-1) The Office of the Lieutenant
Governor failed to file reports timely.

FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

UNTIMELY FILING OF REPORTS

The Office of the Lieutenant Governor
(Office) did not file statutorily required
reports as required.
During testing we noted the following:

• Three of four (75%) Travel Headquarter
Reports (TA-2) were submitted from seven to
87 days late during the examination period.
• The Office did not file its Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Control and Internal Auditing
Act (FCIAA) Report with the Office of the
Auditor General.
• The Office’s Travel Control Board did not
submit reports of travel reimbursement
claims to the Legislative Audit Commission
(Commission) during the examination period.
(Finding 1, page 9)

We recommended the Office ensure it
prepares and timely submits all statutorily
required reports.

The Office agreed with our recommendation.

ACCOUNTANT’S OPINION

The accountants conducted a compliance
examination of the Office, for the two
years ended June 30, 2017, as required by
the Illinois State Auditing Act.  The
accountants stated the Office complied, in
all material respects, with the
requirements described in the report.

Our Special Assistant Auditors for this
examination were Kyle E. McGinnis, CPA.

JANE CLARK
Division Director

This report is transmitted in accordance
with Section 3-14 of the Illinois State
Auditing Act.

FRANK J. MAUTINO
Auditor General

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