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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Community colleges in the State of Illinois are
3public institutions that receive State funding; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The College of DuPage is governed by a Board of
5Trustees; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The College of DuPage Board of Trustees recently
7approved a $763,000 severance package for its current
8President; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The College of DuPage Board of Trustees is under
10scrutiny for its spending on meals, beverages, and alcohol for
11Trustees, spending nearly $20,000 on meals over a 16-month
12period from September of 2013 to December of 2014; and
 
13    WHEREAS, The DuPage County State's Attorney's Office is
14currently investigating spending by the College of DuPage Board
15of Trustees in response to media reports and citizen concerns
16regarding the improper use of funds; therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19the College of DuPage is urged to report all administrative
20expenses for Fiscal Year 2015 and all forthcoming years to the

 

 

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1General Assembly; and be it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That the Trustees of the College of DuPage are
3urged to participate in professional board development
4training to enhance their knowledge of board governance and of
5the duties of a Trustee; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That the College of DuPage Board of Trustees is
7urged to establish a finance committee to evaluate and
8implement best practices in accounting, transparency, and
9budgeting.