REPORT DIGEST ILLINOIS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF LIMITED
SCOPE COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION For the Two Years Ended: June 30, 2007 Summary of Findings: Total this report 1 Total last report 1 Repeated from last report 0 Release Date: February 20, 2008
State of Illinois Office of the Auditor General WILLIAM G. HOLLAND AUDITOR GENERAL To obtain a copy of the
Report contact: Office of the Auditor
General Iles Park Plaza 740 E. Ash Street Springfield, IL 62703 (217) 782-6046 or TTY (888) 261-2887 This Report and Full Digest are also available on the worldwide web at http://www.auditor.illinois.gov |
SYNOPSIS ¨ Buildings on the School campus have components which do not comply with fire safety standards. {Expenditures and Activity
Measures are summarized on the reverse page.} |
DEPARTMENT
OF HUMAN SERVICES
ILLINOIS
SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
LIMITED
SCOPE COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION
For
The Two Years Ended June 30, 2007
EXPENDITURE STATISTICS |
FY 2007 |
FY 2006 |
FY 2005 |
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Total Expenditures (All Appropriated Funds) |
$15,882,549 |
$14,891,273 |
$15,290,830 |
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OPERATIONS
TOTAL.............................
% of Total Expenditures........................ |
$15,882,549
100% |
$14,891,273
100% |
$15,290,830
100% |
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Personal Services...................................
% of
Operations Expenditures...........
Average No. of Employees...............
Average Salary per Employee.......... |
$11,812,717
74.38%
234
$50,482 |
$11,134,888
74.77%
234
$47,585 |
$11,252,797
73.59%
241
$46,692 |
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Other Payroll Costs (FICA,
Retirement)..
% of Operations Expenditures........... |
$1,547,940
9.75% |
$1,302,321
8.75% |
$1,699,322
11.11% |
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Commodities..........................................
% of Operations Expenditures........... |
$486,508
3.06% |
$498,144
3.35% |
$483,482
3.16% |
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Contractual
Services..............................
% of Operations Expenditures........... |
$1,730,323
10.89% |
$1,653,350
11.10% |
$1,573,126
10.29% |
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All Other Operations Items.....................
% of
Operations Expenditures........... |
$305,061
1.92% |
$302,570
2.03% |
$282,103
1.85% |
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Cost of Property and
Equipment...................... |
$55,490,504 |
$54,839,412 |
$51,138,049 |
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SELECTED ACTIVITY MEASURES (Not Examined) |
FY 2007 |
FY 2006 |
FY 2005 |
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Average Number of Students............................... |
238 |
263 |
270 |
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Ratio of Employees to Students............................. |
0.98/1 |
0.89/1 |
0.89/1 |
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Paid Overtime Hours & Earned Compensatory Hours.................................................................. |
47,574 |
45,315 |
38,321 |
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Value of Paid Overtime Hours & Earned Compensatory Hours........................................... |
$1,058,795 |
$961,728 |
$766,651 |
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Cost Per Year Per Resident................................. |
* |
$75,527 |
$74,338 |
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*The Department had not calculated this statistic at
the close of fieldwork. |
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AGENCY DIRECTOR |
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During Audit Period: Ms.
Joan Forney, Superintendent (7/1/05 – 6/30/06)
Ms. Marybeth Lauderdale,
Superintendent (Effective 7/1/06)
Currently: Ms. Marybeth Lauderdale, Superintendent |
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Some door locks do
not allow emergency exit Officials agree
with Auditor recommendation |
FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FIRE CODE VIOLATIONS Buildings on the School’s campus have components which do not comply with fire safety standards. State Fire Marshal inspection reports disclosed that dormitory and classroom buildings lacked automatic or self-closing doors and doors with approved emergency exit features. Current door locks do not allow free access to exit corridors in emergency situations. Inspection reports also disclosed that the administration building and recreation center had holes in the ceilings and walls in the basements, which could allow fire to spread more quickly. (Finding 1, pages 9-11) We recommended the School and the Department immediately rectify conditions noted by the inspections of the State Fire Marshal to ensure the safety of students. Officials agreed with our recommendation and stated staff were in the process of implementing corrective action, but further stated that correction of some dormitory fire safety issues was dependent on the passage of the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Funding bill. AUDITORS’ OPINION We conducted a limited scope compliance examination of the School as required by the Illinois State Auditing Act. Financial statements will be presented in the report for the Department of Human Services. ____________________________________ WILLIAM G. HOLLAND, Auditor General WGH:LKW:pp
SPECIAL ASSISTANT AUDITORS Sulaski & Webb CPAs were our special assistant auditors for this engagement. |