REPORT DIGEST

 

WARREN G. MURRAY DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER

 

LIMITED SCOPE

COMPLIANCE

ATTESTATION

EXAMINATION

For the Two Years Ended:

June 30, 2007

 

 

Summary of Findings:

Total this examination                2

Total last examination                5

Repeated from last examination  1

 

Release Date:

June 12, 2008

 

State of Illinois

Office of the Auditor General

WILLIAM G. HOLLAND

AUDITOR GENERAL

 

 

 

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SYNOPSIS

 

 

¨      The Center failed to exercise adequate controls over commodities inventory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        {Expenditures and Activity Measures are summarized on the reverse page.}

 

                                                                                   


                                 WARREN G. MURRAY DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER

                                    LIMITED SCOPE COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION

                                               For The Two Years Ended June 30, 2007

 

EXPENDITURE STATISTICS

FY 2007

FY 2006

FY 2005

·      Total Expenditures (All Appropriated Funds)...............

 

$33,102,511

$31,552,341

$31,958,537

      OPERATIONS TOTAL.....................................................

            % of Total Expenditures.......................................

           

            Personal Services...................................................

$33,099,611

99.99%

 

$25,062,151

$31,549,441

99.99%

 

$24,257,573

$31,955,637

99.99%

 

$23,468,369

                     % of Operations Expenditures.....................

                     Average No. of Employees......................

                     Average Salary Per Employee.................

 

75.7%

526

$47,647

76.9%

535

$45,341

73.4%

545

$43,061

            Other Payroll Costs (FICA, Retirement).............

                     % of Operations Expenditures................

$4,704,496

14.2%

$3,861,813

12.2%

$5,350,011

16.6%

            Commodities....................................................................

                     % of Operations Expenditures.............................

$1,316,765

4.0%

$1,307,470

4.1%

$1,277,091

4.0%

            Contractual Services..............................................

                     % of Operations Expenditures................

$1,708,535

5.1%

$1,739,619

5.5%

$1,598,100

5.0%

          All Other Items

                 % of Operations Expenditures

$307,664

1.0%

$382,966

1.2%

$262,066

1.0%

      GRANTS TOTAL...............................................................

            % of Total Expenditures........................................

 

$2,900

.01%

$2,900

.01%

$2,900

.01%

·      Cost of Property and Equipment......................................

$49,464,895

$48,970,047

$50,836,248

 

 

 

 

SELECTED ACTIVITY MEASURES     (Not Examined)

FY 2007

FY 2006

FY 2005

·      Average Number of Residents................................................

338

342

345

·      Ratio of Employees to Residents............................................

1.56/1

1.56/1

1.58/1

·      Paid Overtime Hours & Earned Compensatory Hours........

171,321

169,172

127,691

·      Value of Paid Overtime Hours & Earned Compensatory Hours........................................................................................

 

$3,983,167

 

$3,791,626

 

$2,770,077

·      Cost Per Year Per Resident......................................................

*

$130,513

$134,474

* The Department had not calculated this statistic at the close of fieldwork.

 

 

 

 

FACILITY DIRECTOR

      During Engagement Period:  Mr. James Veach

      Currently:  Mr. James Veach


 

 


 

 

 

 

 

Center did not maintain adequate controls over commodities inventory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

 

 

INACCURATE INVENTORY RECORDS

 

     The reported value of the Center’s inventory at June 30, 2007 and 2006 was misstated due to inaccurate and untimely record maintenance.

 

     As a result of the Center’s inadequate controls over inventory reporting, we were unable to report on the commodities inventory at June 30, 2007 and 2006.

 

     During our review of the Center’s inventory records we noted:

·        Year-end amounts in the inventory system required significant adjustments.  Total count adjustments required at June 30, 2007 and 2006 were 1,125 and 1,020, respectively.

·        All 1,020 count adjustments related to June 30, 2006 inventory were not posted by the required year end cutoff, resulting in an overstatement of $4,425 at June 30, 2006.

·        443 of 1,125 (39%) count adjustments related to June 30, 2007 inventory were posted using incorrect amounts.  The misstatement of the improper amounts could not be determined.

 

The Center’s total inventory as adjusted for known misstatements for the years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 totaled $492,055 and $531,951, respectively.

 

     Center management cited unintentional oversights, lack of staff training and staff shortages as the primary cause of the posting errors and delays.  (Finding 1, page 9 and 10.)

This finding was first reported in 1999.

 

    The Center accepted our recommendation to allocate sufficient and adequately trained staff to ensure accurate and timely inventory maintenance.  (For the previous Department response, see Digest footnote #1.)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

   

AUDITORS' OPINION

 

      We conducted a special limited compliance attestation engagement of the Center as required by the Illinois State Auditing Act.  The Center is not required to prepare financial statements.  The financial statements are prepared on a Department wide basis.


_____________________________________

WILLIAM G. HOLLAND, Auditor General

 

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SPECIAL ASSISTANT AUDITORS

 

   Our Special Assistant Auditors were West & Company, LLC.

 

 

DIGEST FOOTNOTE

 

#1  INACCURATE INVENTORY RECORDS-Previous Department Response

 

2005:  The Center currently has one property and supply clerk that handles both commodity control and equipment inventory.  The Center has implemented a new in-house database for inventory control as of December 6, 2005.