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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Violence in Chicago has increased drastically
3 over recent years; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Chicago communities have been seeking ways to
5 improve services that are necessary for the health, welfare,
6 safety, and quality of life of their residents and other
7 members of their communities; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Front line staff, including outreach workers, at
9 the community level are integral to the success of these
10 efforts and programs; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The Alliance of Local Service Organizations
12 (ALSO) builds local and national connections between
13 organizations, schools, private industry, churches, law
14 enforcement, government agencies, and community members to
15 promote the safety and well-being of children and families by
16 creating and sharing knowledge, improving services, and
17 building capacities to address both community and family
18 violence; and
 
19     WHEREAS, The Alliance of Local Service Organizations
20 received State funding from the Illinois State Board of
21 Education in the form of grants totaling $125,000 in Fiscal

 

 

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1 Year 2006; and
 
2     WHEREAS, The Alliance of Local Service Organizations
3 receives State funding from the Department of Human Services
4 for the "Teen Reach" Program; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The Alliance of Local Service Organizations
6 receives State funding as part of the CeaseFire program; and an
7 audit published August 2007 raised issues of concern with that
8 program; therefore, be it
 
9     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
10 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Auditor General is
11 directed to conduct a performance audit of the State moneys
12 provided by or through State agencies to the Alliance of Local
13 Service Organizations under contracts or grant agreements from
14 Fiscal Year 2005 through Fiscal Year 2008; and be it further
 
15     RESOLVED, That this performance audit include, but not be
16 limited to the following determinations:
17         (1) the purposes for which State moneys were provided
18     to the Alliance of Local Service Organizations, for each
19     State agency and for each amount transferred;
20         (2) the nature and extent of monitoring by State
21     agencies of how the Alliance of Local Service Organizations
22     used the State-provided moneys;

 

 

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1         (3) the actual use of State moneys by the Alliance of
2     Local Service Organizations Services;
3         (4) whether, through a review of available
4     documentation, the Alliance of Local Service Organizations
5     has met or is meeting the purposes for which the State
6     moneys were provided, with specific information concerning
7     the Alliance of Local Service Organizations' staffing
8     levels and its compensation of management employees; and
9         (5) whether the Alliance of Local Service
10     Organizations is in compliance with the applicable laws,
11     regulations, contracts, and grant agreements pertaining to
12     the Alliance of Local Service Organizations' receipt of
13     State moneys; and be it further
 
14     RESOLVED, That the Alliance of Local Service Organizations
15 and any State or local agency that may have information
16 relevant to this audit cooperate fully and promptly with the
17 Auditor General's office in its audit; and be it further
 
18     RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence the audit as
19 soon as possible and report his findings and recommendations
20 upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section
21 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further
 
22     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
23 delivered to the Auditor General.