Full Text of SR1363 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Ford Heights School District 169 is located in | 3 | | the southern suburbs of Cook County and includes two elementary | 4 | | schools, the Medgar Evers Primary Academic Center and the | 5 | | Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, According to the Chicago Tribune and the Cook | 7 | | County Clerk's Office, residents of Ford Heights had the | 8 | | highest composite suburban property tax rate in all of Cook | 9 | | County; the composite rate is determined by combining property | 10 | | taxes from schools, municipalities, park districts, library | 11 | | districts, and all other taxing bodies listed on property tax | 12 | | bills; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The Ford Heights School District 169 is located in | 14 | | the Village of Ford Heights, which is considered one of the | 15 | | most disadvantaged suburbs in the United States; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Despite only having around 400 students enrolled, | 17 | | the superintendent of Ford Heights District 169 earns $250,853 | 18 | | this school year, with a generous package of benefits and his | 19 | | contract states that his salary is scheduled to rise to | 20 | | $285,078.86 by July 1, 2021; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, The superintendent's salary is in the top 50 in |
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| 1 | | Illinois even though he is head of one of the smallest | 2 | | districts in the Chicago area; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The South Cook News reports that the district is | 4 | | spending $2.3 million per year on non-teacher employees and | 5 | | administrators; for the 400 students and two school buildings, | 6 | | there are 10 full-time custodians, nine full-time secretaries, | 7 | | two principals, two assistant principals, and two attendance | 8 | | officers among several other district-level positions; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Auditor General is | 12 | | directed to conduct an audit of Ford Heights School District | 13 | | 169; and be it further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That the audit will examine the following issues: | 15 | | (1) Whether the administrative expenses at the Ford | 16 | | Heights School District 169 are justified based on the | 17 | | number of students and school buildings and compared to | 18 | | other districts; | 19 | | (2) Whether the superintendent's pay is justified | 20 | | based on the number of students and his responsibilities | 21 | | and compared to other districts; | 22 | | (3) Whether there has been any misuse of school | 23 | | district funds or whether procedures can be improved or |
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| 1 | | updated; and | 2 | | (4) Whether the school district is on sound financial | 3 | | footing and can make necessary bond and debt service | 4 | | payments; and be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois State Board of Education and | 6 | | the Ford Heights School District 169 and any other State agency | 7 | | having information relevant to this audit cooperate fully and | 8 | | promptly with the Auditor General's Office in its conduct; and | 9 | | be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as | 11 | | soon as possible and report his findings and recommendations | 12 | | upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section | 13 | | 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.
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