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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The Kenwood Oakland Community Organization is a
3community-based, tax-exempt organization founded in 1965; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The Kenwood Oakland Community Organization's
5stated mission is, through sustained engagement of low-income
6and working families, the development of multi-generational
7leaders who impact decision-making processes and public
8policies, improving the quality of life in the local
9communities; and
 
10    WHEREAS, In Fiscal Years 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015,
11Kenwood Oakland Community Organization has received over
12$870,000 in funding from the State of Illinois; and
 
13    WHEREAS, The Kenwood Oakland Community Organization was a
14recipient of funds from the Neighborhood Recovery Initiative
15and Illinois Violence Prevention Authority; and
 
16    WHEREAS, The Kenwood Oakland Community Organization
17received significant increases in State grant allotments in
18calendar years 2013 and 2014, while the City of Chicago
19determined they were not qualified for continued participation
20in out-of-school time programs; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, These funds have been for various purposes,
2including the Food Stamp Employment and Training Program, the
3After School Youth Program, the Temporary Assistance to Needy
4Families Program, and the Summer Youth Jobs Program; therefore,
5be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8the Auditor General is directed to conduct a performance audit
9of the State moneys provided by or through State agencies to
10the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization under contracts or
11grant agreements in Fiscal Years 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015;
12and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That this performance audit include, but not be
14limited to, the following determinations:
 
15    (1) the purposes for which State moneys were provided to
16    the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization, for each State
17    agency and for each amount transferred;
 
18    (2) the nature and extent of monitoring by State agencies
19    of how the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization used the
20    State-provided moneys;
 
21    (3) the actual use of State moneys by the Kenwood Oakland

 

 

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1    Community Organization;
 
2    (4) whether, through a review of available documentation,
3    the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization has met or is
4    meeting the purposes for which the State moneys were
5    provided, with specific information concerning the
6    Organization's staffing levels and its compensation of
7    management employees; and
 
8    (5) whether the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization is
9    in compliance with the applicable laws, regulations,
10    contracts, and grant agreements pertaining to the
11    Organization's receipt of State moneys; and be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization,
13the Illinois Department of Human Services, and any other entity
14having information relevant to this audit cooperate fully and
15promptly with the Auditor General's Office in the conduct of
16this audit; and be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as
18soon as possible and report its findings and recommendations
19upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section
203-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.