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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, East Moline School District 37 is a public school
3district in the State of Illinois; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The Board of Education, the governing body of the
5District, enacts policies and plays an integral role in
6overseeing the activities and operations of the district; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Concerned citizens have raised questions
8concerning the District's expenditures of public moneys; and
 
9    WHEREAS, East Moline School District 37 is not a State
10agency; and
 
11    WHEREAS, The Illinois Constitution limits the Auditor
12General's audit authority to "public funds of the State" and
13case law has interpreted that phrase to mean only those funds
14directly appropriated or otherwise authorized by the General
15Assembly following the Governor's preparation and submission
16of the State budget; and
 
17    WHEREAS, The Intergovernmental Cooperation Act allows that
18"one or more public agencies may contract with any one or more
19other public agencies to perform any governmental service,
20activity or undertaking or to combine, transfer, or exercise

 

 

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1any powers, functions, privileges, or authority which any of
2the public agencies entering into the contract is authorized by
3law to perform ... "; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The General Assembly wishes for the Auditor
5General to conduct a performance audit of East Moline School
6District 37; therefore, be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
9the Auditor General is directed to conduct a performance audit
10of East Moline School District 37 by entering into an
11intergovernmental agreement with the District that sets forth
12the scope of the audit; and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That the audit include, but not be limited to,
14the following determinations:
15        (1) the District's sources of revenues during Fiscal
16    Years 2011 through 2015;
17        (2) the District's expenditures, by broad category,
18    during Fiscal Years 2011 through 2015;
19        (3) the amount, purpose, and uses of General State Aid;
20        (4) whether, during Fiscal Years 2011 through 2015, the
21    Board met its fiduciary responsibilities required by
22    school board policy, including annually evaluating the
23    Superintendent, annually reviewing the financial

 

 

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1    performance of the Board and the Superintendent and causing
2    an audit to be made, adopting the annual financial plan of
3    the Board, adopting a comprehensive long-term plan, and
4    reviewing the Board's annual report on the outcomes of the
5    District or any report submitted by the Superintendent; and
6        (5) whether the Board and Superintendent are meeting
7    their fiduciary responsibilities and ensuring compliance
8    with the School Code and Board policies, including those
9    related to the investment of school funds, procurements and
10    contracts, construction activities, and budget transfers;
11    and be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That the District is responsible for paying the
13Auditor General's costs in conducting this audit; and be it
14further
 
15    RESOLVED, That the District, the State Board of Education,
16and any other entity having information relevant to this audit
17cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor General's Office
18in its conduct; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as
20soon as possible and report his findings and recommendations
21upon completion in accordance with the provisions of the
22Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2delivered to the Auditor General.