REPORT DIGEST

DRYCLEANER ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE TRUST FUND COUNCIL

COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION
For the One Year Ended: June 30, 2011

Release Date:  June 19, 2012

Summary of Findings:
Total this audit: 1
Total last audit:  1
Repeated from last audit: 1

State of Illinois, Office of the Auditor General
WILLIAM G. HOLLAND, AUDITOR GENERAL

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INTRODUCTION

The Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Council
(Council) oversees the licensure of all retail
drycleaning facilities in the State of Illinois.  The
Council also reimburses drycleaner facilities for costs
of remedial action for solvent releases, which occurred
in fiscal years 1998 through 2006.  The Council offers
insurance to facilities to insure against solvent
release cleanup costs subsequent to fiscal year 2006.
The Council has contracted with a third party
administrator to conduct daily operations and fiscal and
administrative duties, under the oversight of the
Council.

SYNOPSIS

• Council member appointments or reappointments had not
been made as required by statute.

FINDING, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATION

EXPIRED COUNCIL MEMBER APPOINTMENTS

During fiscal year 2011, the appointed terms had expired
for seven of seven (100%) Council members.  The
appointed terms had been expired for three to five years
as of June 30, 2011. (Finding 1, Page 7)  This finding
was first reported in 2007.

We recommended the Council continue to work with the
Governor’s Office to obtain current appointments as soon
as possible.

Council representatives stated Council members have
applied for reappointment.  Representatives further
stated that beyond continued contacts with the
Governor’s Office, the appointments are outside the
Council’s control.

We will review the Council’s progress toward
implementing our recommendation in our next examination.

AUDITORS’ OPINION

We conducted a compliance examination of the Drycleaner
Environmental Response Trust Fund Council in accordance
with the Illinois State Auditing Act.  We have not
audited any financial statements of the Commission for
the purpose of expressing an opinion because the
Commission does not, nor is it required to, prepare
financial statements.

WILLIAM G. HOLLAND
Auditor General

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AUDITORS ASSIGNED

This examination was performed by staff of the Office of
the Auditor General.
DIGEST FOOTNOTE

#1 EXPIRED  COUNCIL MEMBER APPOINTMENTS – Previous
Council Response

2010: Council members have applied for reappointment
directly and online. The Council has and will continue
to make contacts with the Governor’s Office to secure
current reappointments for the terms that have expired.
Beyond making these contacts, the appointments are out
of the Council’s control.