REPORT DIGEST

DRYCLEANER ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE TRUST FUND
COUNCIL

COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION
For the Year Ended: June 30, 2013


Release Date:   May 22, 2014

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.

FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

EXPIRED COUNCIL MEMBER APPOINTMENTS

During Fiscal Year 2013, the appointed terms had
expired for three of seven (43%) of the Council
members.  The appointed terms expired on May 1,
2007 for one Council member, on May 1, 2008 for
one Council member, and on May 1, 2013 for one
Council member. (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.

The Council administrator stated that effective
June 2013 and July 2013, the Governor issued two
new appointments. The administrator further
stated that beyond continued contacts with the
Governor’s Office, the appointments are outside
the Council’s control.  (For the previous
Council response, see Digest Footnote #1)

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

AUDITORS’ OPINION

We conducted a compliance examination of the
Council in accordance with the Illinois State
Auditing Act.  The Council has no funds that
require an audit leading to an opinion on
financial statements.

WILLIAM G. HOLLAND
Auditor General

WGH:JGR

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

2012: Effective October 2012, the Governor
issued three reappointments and one new
appointment.  The Council has and will continue
to make contacts with the Governor’s Office to
secure reappointments or new appointments for
the terms that have expired.  Beyond making
these contacts, the appointments are out of the
Council’s control.