Full Text of HR0513 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, East Moline School District 37 is a public school | 3 | | district in the State of Illinois; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The Board of Education, the governing body of the | 5 | | District, enacts policies and plays
an integral role in | 6 | | overseeing the activities and operations of the district; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Concerned citizens have raised questions | 8 | | concerning the District's expenditures
of public moneys; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, East Moline School District 37 is not a State | 10 | | agency; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Constitution limits the Auditor | 12 | | General's audit authority to "public funds of
the State" and | 13 | | case law has interpreted that phrase to mean only those
funds | 14 | | directly appropriated or otherwise authorized by the General | 15 | | Assembly following the
Governor's preparation and submission | 16 | | of 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 | 19 | | other public agencies to perform any governmental
service, | 20 | | activity or undertaking or to combine, transfer, or exercise |
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| 1 | | any powers, functions,
privileges, or authority which any of | 2 | | the public agencies entering into the contract is authorized
by | 3 | | law to perform ... "; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The General Assembly wishes for the Auditor | 5 | | General to conduct a performance audit
of East Moline School | 6 | | District 37; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 | | the Auditor General is directed to conduct a performance audit | 10 | | of East Moline School District 37 by entering into an | 11 | | intergovernmental agreement with the District that sets forth | 12 | | the scope of the audit; and be it further | 13 | | RESOLVED, That the audit include, but not be limited to, | 14 | | the 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 | 13 | | Auditor General's costs
in conducting this audit; and be it | 14 | | further | 15 | | RESOLVED, That the District, the State Board of Education, | 16 | | and any other
entity having information relevant to this audit | 17 | | cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor
General's Office | 18 | | in its conduct; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as | 20 | | soon as possible and report his
findings and recommendations | 21 | | upon completion in accordance with the provisions of the | 22 | | Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | delivered to the Auditor General.
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