FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS WERE NOT PERFORMED TIMELY
The Board did not conduct annual employee performance evaluations for two of seven (29%) employees tested. These two employees have not received an evaluation since October 2001. In addition, one employee received a promotion in February 2002, but did not have an evaluation until January 2003. (Finding 1, page 8)
We recommended the Board comply with the Illinois Administrative Code and good business practices by conducting employee performance evaluations in a timely manner. The Board agreed to implement our recommendation.
NONCOMPLIANCE WITH CONTRACT TERMS
The Illinois Labor Relations Board (Board) did not comply with contract terms. The contract required consulting services to be performed between January 10 and June 30, 2002. The contractor performed services in July 2002 and billed the Board $3,356 in August 2002, which the Board subsequently paid with its FY02 appropriation.
The contractual agreement between the Board and the contractor did not allow for the contractor to be paid by the Board for services provided to the Board prior to the effective date or after the termination date of the contract. In addition, the State Finance Act (30 ILCS 105/25) states that a service must be performed as of June 30 of the fiscal year in order to be considered an "outstanding liability as of June 30" that is thereby eligible for payment out of the expiring appropriation. (Finding 2, page 9)
We recommended the Board monitor the contract to ensure all terms are met. In addition, the Board and the contractor should carefully review contract language prior to execution and discuss contract content to ensure all parties are knowledgeable of and understand the contract requirements. The Board concurred with our recommendation.
