REPORT DIGEST

ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT

(Including Appellate Court Districts 1-5 and the Illinois Courts Commission)

FINANCIAL AND COMPLIANCE AUDIT

For the Two Years Ended:
June 30, 2001

Summary of Findings:

Total this audit 0
Total last audit 1
Repeated from last audit 0

Release Date:
March 6, 2002

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State of Illinois
Office of the Auditor General

WILLIAM G. HOLLAND
AUDITOR GENERAL

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FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

 

There were no material findings of noncompliance disclosed during our audit testing. We commend the Supreme Court for maintaining effective fiscal controls.

AUDITORS' OPINION

The auditors stated the financial statements of the Mandatory Arbitration Fund are fairly presented as of and for the years ended June 30, 2001 and 2000.

 

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WILLIAM G. HOLLAND, Auditor General

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SPECIAL ASSISTANT AUDITORS

Our special assistant auditors for this audit were Arthur Andersen, LLP.

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

SUPREME COURT
FINANCIAL AND COMPLIANCE AUDIT
For The Two Years Ended June 30, 2001
EXPENDITURE STATISTICS

FY 2001

FY 2000

FY 1999

Total Expenditures (All Funds)
Expenditures:
Appropriated Funds
Non-appropriated Funds

$274,972,976


$274,810,263
$162,713

$262,522,299


$262,383,198
$139,101

$242,364,576


$241,973,576
$391,000
OPERATIONS TOTAL
% of Total Expenditures

$203,060,128
73.85%

$198,526,168
75.62%

$187,335,849
77.50%

Personal Service
% of Operations Expenditures
Average No. of Employees

$170,198,174
83.82%
2,096

$165,587,834
83.41%
2,119

$157,280,705
83.73%
2,147

Other Payroll Costs (FICA, Retirement)
% of Operations Expenditures

$12,574,959

6.20%

$12,215,187

6.15%

$11,639,809

6.20%

Contractual Services
% of Operations Expenditures

$4,734,027
2.33%

$3,684,405
1.86%

$3,591,544
1.91%

Mandatory Arbitration Total
% of Operations Expenditures

$5,187,121
2.55%

$5,761,231
2.90%

$5,966,794
3.18%

All Other Operations Items
% of Operations Expenditures

$10,365,847
5.10%

$11,277,511
5.68%

$9,356,997
4.98%
GRANTS TOTAL
% of Total Expenditures

$71,912,848
26.15%

$63,996,131
24.38%

$54,528,727
22.50%

Cost of Property and Equipment

$30,661,708

$25,349,726

$23,757,852

SERVICE EFFORTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2000

 1999

Supreme Court of Illinois:
Cases Filed
Cases Disposed
Appellate Court of Illinois:
Cases Filed
Cases Disposed
Circuit Courts of Illinois:
Cases Filed
Cases Disposed


3,122
3,252

8,720
8,881

4,143,721
3,862,615


3,231
3,524

8,903
9,113

4,191,154
3,966,753
DIRECTOR OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF ILLINOIS COURTS
During Audit Period: Joseph Schillaci
Currently: Joseph Schillaci