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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 is
3a public school district serving the following high schools:
4Lincoln-Way Central and Lincoln-Way West located in New Lenox,
5as well as Lincoln-Way North and Lincoln-Way East located in
6Frankfort; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The District is governed by the Lincoln-Way
8Community High School District 210 Board of Education; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The Illinois State Board of Education has placed
10Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 on their 2015
11Financial Watch List; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 is
13not a State agency; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Under the Illinois Constitution, the Auditor
15General's authority to conduct audits is limited to "public
16funds of the State" and case law has interpreted that phrase to
17mean only those funds directly appropriated or otherwise
18authorized by the General Assembly following the Governor's
19preparation and submission of the State budget; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Section 5 of the Intergovernmental Cooperation

 

 

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1Act provides that "one or more public agencies may contract
2with any one or more other public agencies to perform any
3governmental service, activity or undertaking or to combine,
4transfer, or exercise any powers, functions, privileges, or
5authority which any of the public agencies entering into the
6contract is authorized by law to perform ..."; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The General Assembly urges the Auditor General to
8conduct a performance audit of Lincoln-Way Community High
9School District 210; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12the Auditor General is directed to conduct a performance audit
13of Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 by entering
14into an intergovernmental agreement with the District that sets
15forth the scope of the audit; and be it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That the performance audit include, but not be
17limited to, the following determinations:
18        1. the District's sources of revenue during Fiscal
19    Years 2005 through 2015;
20        2. the District's expenditures, by broad category,
21    during Fiscal Years 2005 through 2015;
22        3. the amount, purpose, and uses of General State Aid
23    received during Fiscal Years 2005 through 2015;

 

 

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1        4. whether, during Fiscal Years 2005 through 2015, the
2    Board met its fiduciary responsibilities required by
3    school board policy, including annually evaluating the
4    Superintendent, annually reviewing the financial
5    performance of the Board and the Superintendent and causing
6    an audit to be made, adopting the annual financial plan of
7    the Board, adopting a comprehensive long-term plan, and
8    reviewing the Board's annual report on the outcomes of the
9    District or any report submitted by the Superintendent; and
10        5. whether the Board and Superintendent are meeting
11    their fiduciary responsibilities and ensuring compliance
12    with the School Code and Board policies, including those
13    related to the investment of school funds, procurements and
14    contracts, construction activities, and budget transfers;
15    and be it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That Lincoln-Way Community High School District
17210 is responsible for paying the Auditor General's costs in
18conducting this audit; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That the District, the State Board of Education,
20and any other entity having information relevant to this audit
21cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor General's Office
22in its conduct; and be it further
 
23    RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as

 

 

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1soon as possible and report his findings and recommendations
2upon completion in accordance with Section 3-14 of the Illinois
3State Auditing Act; and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5delivered to the Auditor General.