REPORT DIGEST

JUDICIAL INQUIRY BOARD

COMPLIANCE AUDIT

For the Two Years Ended:

June 30, 2002

Summary of Findings:

Total this audit 1
Total last audit 1
Repeated from last audit 1

Release Date
February 25, 2003

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State of Illinois

Office of the Auditor General

WILLIAM G. HOLLAND

AUDITOR GENERAL

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SYNOPSIS

The Board did not have adequate written policies and procedures over its daily operations.

 

 

 

JUDICIAL INQUIRY BOARD
COMPLIANCE AUDIT
For The Two Years Ended June 30, 2002
EXPENDITURE STATISTICS

FY2002

FY2001

FY2000
Total Expenditures (All Funds)

OPERATIONS TOTAL

Total Operations
% of Total Operations

$613,695

 

$613,695
100%

$533,053

 

$533,053
100%

$522,110

 

$522,110
100%
Personal Services

$273,188

$270,679

$291,963
% of Operations Expenditures
Average No. of Employees
Other Payroll Costs (FICA, Retirement)
% of Operations Expenditures
Contractual Services

44.5%
5
$56,173
9.1%
$239,767

50.8%
6
$55,644
10.4%
$159,825

55.9%
6
$60,427
11.6%
$124,268
% of Operations Expenditures

39.1%

30.0%

23.8%
All Other Operations Items .

$44,567

$46,905

$45,452
% of Operations Expenditures

7.3%

8.8%

8.7%
Cost of Property and Equipment

$108,500

$108,135

$98,584
SELECTED ACTIVITY MEASURES

FY2002

FY2001

FY2000
Complaints Received/Initiated

451

357

397
Complaints filed with the Illinois Courts Commission

2

3

1
AGENCY DIRECTOR
During Audit Period: Kathy Twine
Currently: Kathy Twine
 

 

 

Policies did not adequately address personnel, vehicles, or computer systems

FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

INADEQUATE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

The Board did not have adequate written policies and procedures over its daily operations. Major areas that lacked adequate written policies were personal services, operation of automobiles, and computer systems.

We recommended the Board develop and document polices and procedures for each area of its daily operations. (Finding 1, pages 7-8)

The Board stated it or its designee will review formal and informal policies and procedures over its daily operations and expand/document areas that the Board or its designee determine are necessary to prevent inaccurate record keeping, improper accounting, misuse of State funds, and loss of information during staff turnovers.

AUDITORS’ OPINION

The Board does not have any non-shared or locally held funds. Consequently, there are no financial statements requiring an auditors’ opinion presented in this report.

 

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WILLIAM G. HOLLAND, Auditor General

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SPECIAL ASSISTANT AUDITORS

Our special assistant auditor for this audit were Wolf & Company, LLP.