October 15, 2014

 

Legislative Audit Commission

622 Stratton Office Building

Springfield, IL 62706

 

Dear Members:

 

            In accordance with section 3-15 of the Illinois State Auditing Act (30 ILCS 5/3-15), I hereby submit the report of the operations of the Office of the Auditor General for the lapse period of FY 2014 ending August 31, 2014 and the first quarter FY 2015 ending September 30, 2014.

 

FISCAL MATTERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FY 2014 – LAPSE PERIOD

 

Appropriation

Expended

Balance

 

 

 

 

GRF Operations:

 

 

 

Personal Services

$5,592,521

$5,592,470

$51

Social Security

$402,698

$402,646

$52

Contractual Services

$602,546

$602,217

$329

Commodities

$7,000

$5,410

$1,590

Paper and Printing

$7,500

$6,776

$724

Equipment

$53,435

$53,103

$332

EDP

$74,300

$74,300

$0

Telecommunications

$63,000

$62,011

$989

Oper. Of Auto. Equip.

$4,000

$3,150

$850

GRF Operations Total

$6,807,000

$6,802,083

$4,917

Audit Expense Fund

 

 

 

Audit/Studies/Invest.

$22,109,989

$20,875,526

$1,234,463

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

FISCAL MATTERS

 

 

 

FY 2015 – FIRST QUARTER

 

Appropriation

Expended

Obligated

Balance

 

 

 

 

 

GRF Operations:

 

 

 

 

Personal Services

$5,551,000

$1,481,658

$0

$4,069,342

Social Security

$425,000

$107,349

$0

$317,651

Contractual Services

$636,000

$147,032

$389,482

$99,486

Commodities

$20,000

$241

$0

$19,759

Paper and Printing

$20,000

$125

$0

$19,875

Equipment

$25,000

$803

$12,500

$24,197

EDP

$50,000

$14,929

$0

$22,571

Telecommunications

$75,000

$4,929

$0

$70,071

Oper. Of Auto. Equip.

$5,000

$52

$0

$4,948

GRF Operations Total

$6,807,000

$1,757,118

$401,982

$4,647,900

Audit Expense Fund

 

 

 

 

Audit/Studies/Invest.

$23,947,191

$1,188,328

$16,653,234

$6,105,629

 

 

 

 

 

 


PERSONNEL

 

 

 

PERSONNEL

 

 

07/01/14

 

Appointments

 

Separations

 

Transfers

09/30/14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Springfield

80

 

1

 

2

 

0

 

79

Chicago

13

 

0

 

1

 

0

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

93

 

1

 

3

 

0

 

91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTS

 

 

 

During the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2015, the Office of the Auditor General entered into twenty Administrative, seven Information Systems, three Performance, forty-nine Regional Office of Education, and fifty-six Compliance audits.

 

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TRAINING

 

During the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2015, OAG-sponsored training included: 

  • Effective Internal Controls and Fraud Deterrence
  • Confidential Audit Documentation
  • Illinois OAG Audit Policies and Procedures
  • OAG Audit Issues Update: August 2014

 

Additional external-sponsored training in which OAG staff participated included:

  • The Impact of OMB's "Omni Circular" on Your Organization
  • Ideas, Interests, and Institutions
  • Other Postemployment Benefits
  • GASB Review: 2014
  • ISACA: The IS Audit Transformation
  • NASACT 2014 Annual Conference
  • OMB's Super Circular
  • Basic Accounting and Financial Audit Concepts for Non-Accounting Majors
  • ISACA: Governance, Risk, and Compliance
  • ISACA: BYOD Considerations
  • NSAA Information Technology Workshop

 

 

PERFORMANCE AUDITS

 

 

PERFORMANCE AUDITS

IN PROGRESS

 

AUDITS

 

l

Village of Robbins’ Use of Municipal Economic Development Funds

 

(P.A. 90-813)

 

 

l

DCFS: Locating and Returning Missing, Runaway, and Abducted Children

 

(House Resolution No. 120)

 

 

l

CJIA Violence Prevention Programs (HR 0888)

 

 

l

Information submitted by CTA Retirement Plan (P.A. 95-708)

 

 

l

Information submitted by CTA Retiree Health Care Trust (P.A. 95-708)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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REGIONAL OFFICES OF EDUCATION AUDITS

 

 

Public Act 92-544, effective June 12, 2002, gave the Office of the Auditor General the responsibility for the conduct of annual audits of the financial statements of all accounts, funds and the moneys in the care, custody or control of the regional superintendent of schools of each educational service region in the State.  Previously, these audits were the responsibility of the Illinois State Board of Education.  There are 47 annual audits to perform; 44 are of Regional Offices of Education and 3 are of Intermediate Service Centers.  As of September 30, 2014, 45 of 47 fiscal year 2013 audits have been released.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL AUDITS, SINGLE AUDITS AND

 

COMPLIANCE ATTESTATION EXAMINATIONS

 

The following is a listing of financial audits, single audits and compliance attestation examinations for the period(s) ending June 30, 2014, and December 31, 2014.  As the year progresses the “date released” column will be completed.

 

 

FINANCIAL AUDITS, SINGLE AUDITS AND COMPLIANCE

ATTESTATION EXAMINATIONS FOR THE PERIOD(S) ENDING

JUNE 30, 2014 AND DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

F = Financial Audits

C = Compliance Attestation Examinations

S = Single Audits

AGENCY

F

C

S

DATE RELEASED

Attorney General

 

 

 

 

Capital Development Board

 

 

 

 

Chicago State University

 

 

 

 

Comptroller - Fiscal Officer

 

 

 

 

Comptroller - Non-Fiscal Officer

 

 

 

 

Correctional Industries (within Department of Corrections)

 

 

 

 

Department on Aging

 

 

 

 

Department of Central Management Services

 

 

 

 

Department of Central Management Services

 

 

 

 

 - Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund

 

 

 

 

Department of Central Management Services

 

 

 

 

 - Local Government Health Insurance Reserve Fund

 

 

 

 

Department of Central Management Services

 

 

 

 

 - Community College Health Insurance Security Fund

 

 

 

 

Department of Central Management Services

 

 

 

 

(Deferred Compensation Plan)

 

 

 

 

Department of Children and Family Services

 

 

 

 

Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

 

 

 

 

Department of Corrections

 

 

 

 

Department of Employment Security

 

 

 

 

Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

 

 

 

 

Department of Healthcare and Family Services

 

 

 

 

Department of Human Services

 

 

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL AUDITS, SINGLE AUDITS AND

 

COMPLIANCE ATTESTATION EXAMINATIONS

 

F = Financial Audits

C = Compliance Attestation Examinations

S = Single Audits

AGENCY

F

C

S

DATE RELEASED

Department of Insurance

 

 

 

 

Department of Juvenile Justice

 

 

 

 

Department of Military Affairs

 

 

 

 

Department of Natural Resources

 

 

 

 

Department of Revenue

 

 

 

 

Department of State Police

 

 

 

 

Department of Transportation

 

 

 

 

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

 

 

 

 

Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Council

 

 

 

 

Eastern Illinois University

 

 

 

 

Environmental Protection Agency

 

 

 

 

Environmental Protection Trust Fund Commission

 

 

 

 

Executive Ethics Commission

 

 

 

 

General Assembly Retirement System

 

 

 

 

Governors State University

 

 

 

 

Health Information Exchange Authority

 

 

 

 

Historic Preservation Agency

 

 

 

 

Illinois Commerce Commission - WETSA

 

 

 

 

Illinois Community College Board

 

 

 

 

Illinois Conservation Foundation

 

 

 

 

Illinois Finance Authority

 

 

 

 

Illinois Gaming Board

 

 

 

 

Illinois Housing Development Authority

 

 

 

 

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

 

 

 

 

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Fund

 

 

 

 

Illinois Power Agency

 

 

 

 

Illinois Racing Board

 

 

 

 

Illinois State Board of Investments

 

 

 

 

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority

 

 

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL AUDITS, SINGLE AUDITS AND

 

COMPLIANCE ATTESTATION EXAMINATIONS

 

F = Financial Audits

C = Compliance Attestation Examinations

S = Single Audits

AGENCY

F

C

S

DATE RELEASED

Illinois State University

 

 

 

 

Illinois Student Assistance Commission

(Including Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois)

 

 

 

 

Illinois Student Assistance Commission

 

 

 

 

 - Designated Account Purchase Program

 

 

 

 

Illinois Student Assistance Commission - Prepaid Tuition

 

 

 

 

Illinois Workers' Comp. Comm. - Self Insurer's Fund

 

 

 

 

Joint Committee on Administrative Rules

 

 

 

 

Judges’ Retirement System

 

 

 

 

Judicial Inquiry Board

 

 

 

 

Law Enforcement Training Standards Board

 

 

 

 

Legislative Ethics Commission

 

 

 

 

Legislative Information System

 

 

 

 

Lottery

 

 

 

 

Metro East Police District

 

 

 

 

Mid-America Medical District Commission

 

 

 

 

Northeastern Illinois University

 

 

 

 

Northern Illinois University

 

 

 

 

Office of the Legislative Inspector General

 

 

 

 

Pollution Control Board

 

 

 

 

Prisoner Review Board

 

 

 

 

Procurement Policy Board

 

 

 

 

Property Tax Appeal Board

 

 

 

 

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority

 

 

 

 

Secretary of State

 

 

 

 

Sex Offender Management Board

 

 

 

 

Southern Illinois University

 

 

 

 

Southwestern Illinois Development Authority

 

 

 

 

State Appellate Defender

 

 

 

 

State Board of Education

 

 

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL AUDITS, SINGLE AUDITS AND

 

COMPLIANCE ATTESTATION EXAMINATIONS

 

F = Financial Audits

C = Compliance Attestation Examinations

S = Single Audits

AGENCY

F

C

S

DATE RELEASED

State Employees' Retirement System

 

 

 

 

State Fire Marshal

 

 

 

 

State Police Merit Board

 

 

 

 

State Universities Retirement System

 

 

 

 

State's Attorneys’ Appellate Prosecutor

 

 

 

 

Statewide Financial Statement Audit

 

 

 

 

Statewide Single Audit - (Federal Funds)

 

 

 

 

Teachers’ Retirement System

 

 

 

 

Treasurer - Bright Start College Savings Program

 

 

 

 

Treasurer - Fiscal Officer

 

 

 

 

Treasurer - Illinois Funds

 

 

 

 

University of Illinois

 

 

 

 

Western Illinois University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL AUDITS, SINGLE AUDITS AND

 

COMPLIANCE ATTESTATION EXAMINATIONS

 

            The following is a listing of financial audits, single audits and compliance attestation examinations for the period(s) ending January 24, 2013, June 30, 2013, September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2013.  As the year progresses the “date released” column along with type of agency engagement columns will be completed.

 

FINANCIAL AUDITS, SINGLE AUDITS AND COMPLIANCE

ATTESTATION EXAMINATIONS FOR THE PERIOD(S) ENDING

JANUARY 24, 2013, JUNE 30, 2013, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

AND DECEMBER 31, 2013

 

F = Financial Audits

C = Compliance Attestation Examinations

S = Single Audits

 

AGENCY

F

C

S

DATE

RELEASED

Architect of the Capitol

 

X

 

01-29-14

Arts Council

 

X

 

01-23-14

Arts Council Foundation

X

X

 

01-23-14

Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (12/31/13)

X

X

 

06-19-14

Board of Admissions to the Bar (9/30/13)

X

X

 

05-15-14

Board of Examiners

 

X

 

04-22-14

Board of Higher Education

 

X

 

03-12-14

Capital Development Board

X

 

 

01-16-14

Chicago State University

X

 

 

01-16-14

Chicago State University

 

X

X

02-11-14

Civil Service Commission

 

X

 

12-05-13

Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability

 

X

 

01-23-14

Comptroller - Fiscal Officer Responsibilities

X

X

 

12-19-13

Court of Claims

 

X

 

02-06-14

Criminal Justice Information Authority & IL Integrated

 

 

 

 

 - Justice Information System

 

X

 

02-20-14

DCMS - Deferred Compensation Plan - (12/31/13)

X

 

 

06-26-14

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission

 

X

 

01-29-14

Department of Agriculture

 

X

 

03-13-14

Department of Central Management Services

X

X

 

04-22-14

Department of Central Management Services

 

 

 

 

 - Local Government Health Insurance Reserve Fund

X

 

 

04-22-14

Department of Central Management Services

 

 

 

 

 - Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund

X

 

 

04-22-14

 

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FINANCIAL AUDITS, SINGLE AUDITS AND

 

COMPLIANCE ATTESTATION EXAMINATIONS

 

AGENCY

F

C

S

DATE

RELEASED

Department of Central Management Services

 

 

 

 

 - Community College Health Insurance Security Fund

X

 

 

04-22-14

Department of Employment Security

X

X

 

03-05-14

Department of Healthcare and Family Services

X

X

 

05-29-14

Department of Human Rights

 

X

 

02-06-14

Department of Human Services

X

X

 

05-29-14

Department of Labor

 

X

 

04-22-14

Department of Natural Resources (Capital Asset Account)

X

 

 

01-29-14

Department of Public Health

 

X

 

05-22-14

Department of Revenue

X

 

 

03-20-14

Department of Transportation

X

 

 

01-23-14

Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Council

 

X

 

05-22-14

DuQuoin State Fair (09/30/13)

 

X

 

06-26-14

Eastern Illinois University

X

 

 

12-19-13

Eastern Illinois University

 

X

X

03-26-14

Emergency Management Agency

 

X

 

03-05-14

Environmental Protection Agency (Water Revolving Fund)

X

 

 

01-29-14

Executive Ethics Commission

 

X

 

05-15-14

Executive Office of Inspector General

 

X

 

03-26-14

General Assembly - Senate

 

X

 

02-11-14

General Assembly - House

 

X

 

02-11-14

General Assembly Retirement System

X

 

 

01-08-14

General Assembly Retirement System

 

X

 

03-20-14

Governor’s Office of Management and Budget

 

X

 

03-20-14

Governors State University

X

 

 

02-06-14

Governors State University

 

X

X

03-26-14

Guardianship and Advocacy Commission

 

X

 

03-20-14

Human Rights Commission

 

X

 

03-20-14

Illinois Commerce Commission

 

X

 

03-26-14

Illinois Commerce Commission - WETSA

 

X

 

12-05-13

Illinois Conservation Foundation

X

X

 

04-22-14

Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board

 

X

 

01-23-14

Illinois Finance Authority

X

 

 

01-29-14

Illinois Finance Authority

 

X

 

05-22-14

 

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FINANCIAL AUDITS, SINGLE AUDITS AND

 

COMPLIANCE ATTESTATION EXAMINATIONS

 

AGENCY

F

C

S

DATE

RELEASED

Illinois Gaming Board

X

 

 

03-13-14

Illinois Grain Insurance Corporation

X

X

 

02-20-14

Illinois Housing Development Authority

X

 

 

11-21-13

Illinois Housing Development Authority

X

X

03-20-14

Illinois Labor Relations Board

X

 

03-05-14

Illinois Math and Science Academy

 

X

 

01-29-14

Illinois Math and Science Academy Fund

X

X

 

01-23-14

Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities

 

X

 

01-29-14

Illinois Power Agency

X

X

 

07-31-14

Illinois State Fair (09/30/13)

 

X

 

06-26-14

Illinois State University

X

 

 

11-14-13

Illinois State University

 

X

X

03-26-14

Illinois Student Assistance Commission

(Including Golden Apple Scholars of IL)

X

 

 

02-06-14

Illinois Student Assistance Commission, IDAPP

X

 

 

02-06-14

Illinois Student Assistance Commission, Prepaid Tuition

X

 

 

02-06-14

Illinois Supreme Court

 

X

 

01-23-14

Illinois Violence Prevention Authority – Closeout

(07/01/12 to 01/24/13)

 

X

 

02-25-14

Judges’ Retirement System

X

 

 

01-08-14

Judges’ Retirement System

 

X

 

03-20-14

Legislative Audit Commission

 

X

 

12-19-13

Legislative Printing Unit

 

X

 

12-12-13

Legislative Reference Bureau

 

X

 

01-16-14

Legislative Research Unit

 

X

 

01-16-14

Literacy Foundation

X

X

 

03-20-14

Lottery

X

X

 

07-24-14

Mid Illinois Medical District

 

X

 

12-12-13

Metro. Pier and Exposition Authority

 

X

 

04-22-14

Northeastern Illinois University

X

 

 

12-19-13

Northeastern Illinois University

X

X

03-26-14

Northern Illinois University

X

 

 

12-19-13

Northern Illinois University

 

X

X

03-20-14

Office of the Governor

 

X

 

02-20-14

Office of the Lieutenant Governor

 

X

 

02-20-14

 

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FINANCIAL AUDITS, SINGLE AUDITS AND

 

COMPLIANCE ATTESTATION EXAMINATIONS

 

AGENCY

F

C

S

DATE RELEASED

Secretary of State

X

X

 

03-20-14

Southern Illinois University

X

 

 

01-23-14

Southern Illinois University

 

X

X

05-22-14

State Board of Education

X

 

 

01-16-14

State Board of Elections

 

X

 

02-11-14

State Board of Investments

X

 

 

12-19-13

State Board of Investments

X

 

01-29-14

State Chartered School Commission – Closeout

(07-01-12 – 01-24-13)

 

X

 

07-31-14

State Employees' Retirement System

X

 

 

01-08-14

State Employees' Retirement System

 

X

 

03-20-14

State Universities’ Retirement System

X

 

 

01-08-14

State Universities’ Retirement System

 

X

 

02-11-14

Statewide Financial Audit

X

 

 

03-12-14

Statewide Single Audit - Federal Funds

 

 

X

04-15-14

Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission

 

X

 

12-19-13

Teachers' Retirement System

X

 

 

01-08-14

Teachers' Retirement System

 

X

 

02-20-14

Teachers’ Pension and Retirement System - Chicago

 

X

 

12-12-13

Toll Highway Authority (12/31/13)

X

X

 

07-10-14

Treasurer - College Savings Plan

X

 

 

01-23-14

Treasurer - Fiscal Officer Responsibilities

X

X

 

01-16-14

Treasurer - Illinois Funds

X

 

 

01-23-14

Treasurer - Non-Fiscal Officer

 

X

 

04-22-14

Universities Civil Service Commission

 

X

 

12-19-13

University of Illinois

X

 

 

01-16-14

University of Illinois

 

X

X

05-15-14

Upper River Valley Development Authority

 

X

 

01-29-14

Western Illinois University

X

 

 

01-16-14

Western Illinois University

 

X

X

03-26-14

Workers’ Compensation Commission

X

X

 

02-20-14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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INFORMATION SYSTEMS AUDITS

 

These audits are components of each agency's regularly scheduled financial audits, single

audits and compliance attestation examinations for the period ending June 30, 2014.

 

 

INFORMATION SYSTEMS AUDITS

AUDITS INITIATED AND/OR COMPLETED

IN FISCAL YEAR 2015

 

l

Capital Development Board

l

Comptroller

l

Department on Aging

l

Department of Central Management Services

l

Department of Central Management Services – BCCS Service Organization Review

l

Department of Corrections

l

Department of Healthcare and Family Services

l

Department of Human Services

l

Department of Insurance

l

Department of Juvenile Justice

l

Department of Military Affairs

l

Department of Natural Resources

l

Department of Revenue

l

Department of State Police

l

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

l

Eastern Illinois University

l

Environmental Protection Agency

l

Governors State University

l

Illinois Community College Board

l

Illinois Gaming Board

l

Illinois Housing Development Authority

l

Illinois Racing Board

l

Illinois Student Assistance Commission

l

Southern Illinois University

l

State Employees’ Retirement System

 

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EMERGENCY PURCHASES

 

The Illinois Procurement Code requires agencies expending funds in an emergency to file an affidavit with the Auditor General within 10 days after the procurement, setting forth the amount expended, the name of the contractor, and the circumstances requiring the emergency purchase.  The Auditor General, in turn, is required to file a quarterly report with the Commission and the Governor setting forth a complete listing of all emergency purchases reported during that quarter.  The latest report is for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2015 and it contains forty-seven filings with this office.

 

Yours truly,

 

 

 

WILLIAM G. HOLLAND

Auditor General

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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