REPORT DIGEST
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE INSPECTOR GENERAL
Compliance Examination
For the Two Years Ended June 30, 2010
Summary of Findings:
Total this audit: 1
Total last audit: 0
Repeated from last audit: 0
Release Date: January 20, 2011
State of Illinois, Office of the Auditor General
WILLIAM G. HOLLAND, AUDITOR GENERAL
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SYNOPSIS
• The Office did not timely prepare and file all required
reports, did not record equipment purchases on its inventory timely, and did
not post quarterly reports on its website.
FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
PROCEDURAL DEFICIENCIES
During our
testing of the Office of the Legislative Inspector General (Office), we noted
procedural deficiencies. Some of the
conditions we noted follow:
• The Office did not prepare or file Fiscal Control and
Internal Auditing Act (FCIAA) certifications with the Office of the Auditor
General for Fiscal Years 2009 and 2010.
• The Office submitted 2 of 4 (50%) Travel Headquarters
(TA-2) reports to the Legislative Audit Commission 63 and 244 days late,
respectively.
• The Office did not timely record the purchase of 3
equipment items, totaling $433, on its property control listing. These items were recorded from 73 to 124 days
late.
• The Office did not post quarterly reports to its website
pursuant to State statute. While the
Office did prepare and submit quarterly reports to the General Assembly as
required, the Office did not make copies of the quarterly reports available on
its Internet site as required. (Finding
1, pages 8-10)
We recommended the Office ensure all required reports are
prepared and filed timely as required.
We also recommended the Office ensure property items are added to
inventory records timely. Lastly, we
recommended the Office post its quarterly reports on its World Wide Web page as
required.
The Office accepted our recommendation and is working with
the Legislative Ethics Commission to implement corrective action.
AUDITORS’ OPINION
We conducted a compliance examination of the Office as
required by the Illinois State Auditing Act.
The Office has no funds that require an audit leading to an opinion on
financial statements.
WILLIAM G. HOLLAND
Auditor General
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AUDITORS ASSIGNED:
The examination was performed by the Office of the Auditor
General’s staff.