SR0683 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Violence in Chicago has increased drastically over recent years; and

WHEREAS, Chicago communities have been seeking ways to improve services that are necessary for the health, welfare, safety, and quality of life of their residents and other members of their communities; and

WHEREAS, Front line staff, including outreach workers, at the community level are integral to the success of these efforts and programs; and

WHEREAS, The Alliance of Local Service Organizations (ALSO) builds local and national connections between organizations, schools, private industry, churches, law enforcement, government agencies, and community members to promote the safety and well-being of children and families by creating and sharing knowledge, improving services, and building capacities to address both community and family violence; and

WHEREAS, The Alliance of Local Service Organizations received State funding from the Illinois State Board of Education in the form of grants totaling $125,000 in Fiscal Year 2006; and

WHEREAS, The Alliance of Local Service Organizations receives State funding from the Department of Human Services for the "Teen Reach" Program; and

WHEREAS, The Alliance of Local Service Organizations receives State funding as part of the CeaseFire program; and an audit published August 2007 raised issues of concern with that program; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Auditor General is directed to conduct a performance audit of the State moneys provided by or through State agencies to the Alliance of Local Service Organizations under contracts or grant agreements from Fiscal Year 2005 through Fiscal Year 2008; and be it further

RESOLVED, That this performance audit include, but not be limited to the following determinations:

(1) the purposes for which State moneys were provided to the Alliance of Local Service Organizations, for each State agency and for each amount transferred;

(2) the nature and extent of monitoring by State agencies of how the Alliance of Local Service Organizations used the State-provided moneys;

(3) the actual use of State moneys by the Alliance of Local Service Organizations Services;

(4) whether, through a review of available documentation, the Alliance of Local Service Organizations has met or is meeting the purposes for which the State moneys were provided, with specific information concerning the Alliance of Local Service Organizations' staffing levels and its compensation of management employees; and

(5) whether the Alliance of Local Service Organizations is in compliance with the applicable laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements pertaining to the Alliance of Local Service Organizations' receipt of State moneys; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Alliance of Local Service Organizations and any State or local agency that may have information relevant to this audit cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor General's office in its audit; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence the audit as soon as possible and report his findings and recommendations upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further

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