REPORT DIGEST
GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE
COMPLIANCE AUDIT For the Two Years Ended: June 30, 2003
Summary of Findings:
Total this audit 1 Total last audit 0 Repeated from last audit 0
Release Date: May 13, 2004
State of Illinois Office of the Auditor General WILLIAM G. HOLLAND AUDITOR GENERAL
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FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS The General Assembly – Senate had one finding relating to TA-2 forms not being filed. We will review progress toward the implementation of our recommendation in our next audit. A response to the recommendation was provided by Linda Hawker, Secretary of the Senate.
AUDITORS’ OPINION
We conducted a compliance audit of the General Assembly - Senate as required by the Illinois State Auditing Act. We have not audited any financial statements of the General Assembly - Senate for the purpose of expressing an opinion because the agency does not, nor is it required to, prepare financial statements.
_____________________________________ WILLIAM G. HOLLAND, Auditor General
WGH:GSR:pp AUDITORS ASSIGNED The audit was conducted by the Auditor General’s staff.
{Expenditures and Activity Measures are summarized on the reverse page.} |
GENERAL ASSEMBLY – SENATE
COMPLIANCE AUDIT
For The Two Years Ended June 30, 2003
EXPENDITURE STATISTICS |
FY 2003 |
FY 2002 |
FY 2001 |
! Total Expenditures (All Funds) |
$16,269,062 |
$18,664,584 |
$17,948,754 |
OPERATIONS TOTAL % of Total Expenditures Personal Services % of Operations Expenditures Average No. of Employees Average Salary Per Employee |
$16,269,062 100% $11,294,046 69.4% 357 $31,636 |
$18,664,584 100% $10,947,423 58.7% 367 $29,829 |
$17,948,754 100% $10,873,542 60.6% 353 $30,803 |
Other Payroll Costs (FICA, Retirement) % of Operations Expenditures |
$2,124,988 13.1% |
$2,018,715 10.8% |
$1,986,560 11.1% |
Contractual Services % of Operations Expenditures |
$1,544,077 9.5% |
$4,369,091 23.4% |
$2,738,108 15.3% |
Telecommunication Expenditures % of Operations Expenditures Equipment Expenditures % of Operations Expenditures All Other Items % of Operations Expenditures |
$550,803 3.4% $199,587 1.2% $555,561 3.4% |
$525,580 2.8% $153,006 .8% $650,769 3.5% |
$563,932 3.1% $565,379 3.1% $1,221,233 6.8% |
Cost of Property and Equipment |
$5,642,591 |
$5,860,403 |
$5,681,433 |
SELECTED ACTIVITY MEASURES |
2003 Session |
2002 Session |
2001 Session |
Senate Bills Introduced |
2,089 |
882 |
1,540 |
Senate Bills Passed Senate Committees |
1,272 |
330 |
650 |
Senate Bills Passed Senate |
714 |
176 |
432 |
Senate Bills Passed Both Houses |
319 |
159 |
282 |
Senate Bills Signed Into Law |
262 |
144 |
262 |
SENATE OFFICIALS |
Calendar Year 2002 - President of the Senate – Senator James "Pate" Philip Calendar Year 2003 - President of the Senate – Senator Emil Jones, Jr. Calendar Year 2002 - Minority Leader - Senator Emil Jones, Jr. Calendar Year 2003 - Minority Leader - Senator Frank Watson. |