As background, I served on the Legislative Audit Commission during my eight years in the Illinois House in the 1970’s. I have read literally hundreds of management letters. They contained what auditors have found that needs improvement in various agencies. … Continue reading
By no means do I think this is the standard operating procedure for township supervisors, but it does show how loose the bill approval process can be. And, one must keep in mind that the area across the river from … Continue reading
With the recently explained audit of The Advantage Group (TAG) and the debacle with the Family Services agency, I filed a Freedom of Information request with the McHenry County Mental Health Board for any audits performed on Family Services in … Continue reading
Those who read my article yesterday entitled, 708 Board Staff Outlines Audit Alternatives – “Audit…Might Be Very Damaging” might have guessed I might have had something to say in public comment. And I did. I read the outlined part of … Continue reading
The following is contained in a memo about audit request for proposals from Interim Executive Director Todd P. Schroll to the McHenry County 708 Mental Health Board Finance Committee, which will meet Thursday afternoon at 3:30 at the Crystal Lake … Continue reading
That’s columnist George Will’s question on TV today when discussing that it was underlings at IRS who targeted groups with “Tea Party,””Patriot” or “9-12” in their names for audits. During the run-up of the 2012 Presidential election. Will points out … Continue reading
A press release from Grafton Township Supervisor Linda Moore: Grafton Township Forensic Audit Moves Forward Grafton Township, IL – Today Judge Caldwell ruled against Township Supervisor Linda Moore, confirming the Grafton Trustees have the authority to order a forensic audit. … Continue reading
Here is the text of the letter: November 19, 2012 Grafton Township Supervisor Moore and Board of Trustees: Effective upon receipt of this letter, Evans, Marshall and Pease, P.C. is resigning as the independent auditors for the year ended March … Continue reading
The weekly newsletter from Grafton Township Supervisor Linda Moore: Grafton Township Supervisor’s Weekly E-Newsletter 11/11/2012 Dear Constituents, Now that the township assessments have been published the township assessors’ office has been quite busy. If you haven’t received your assessment letter, … Continue reading
Robert Bush was in Judge Michael Caldwell’s courtroom today representing the Grafton Township Trustees. None of the Trustees were present. Supervisor Linda Moore was accompanied by her attorney, John Nelson. Before the judge came in, there was some exchanging of … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Dan Duffy: Dixon $30 million theft prompts Sens. Duffy to call for government checkbooks to be online Lawmaker says transparency could have prevented theft from city SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (May 1, 2012) – Following allegations … Continue reading
At the last Grafton Township Board meeting, the following slip of paper was handed out by Township Trustees to those in attendance: Noting that the document has no letterhead, I gave it no credence, even though it seemed to make … Continue reading
Most of what outside auditors do is pretty dry. Having served on the Illinois Legislative Audit Commission, I’ve read enough of them. The real interesting stuff is in the Management Letter. When I saw McHenry County College Board Agenda for … Continue reading
Under the article posted yesterday on the Grafton Township Auditors’ draft report, Ancel, Glink Partner Keri-Lyn Krafthefer posted the following comment: “We at Ancel, Glink share the Trustees’ desire to have the audit completed as quickly as possible.”We have yet … Continue reading
Because of the legal wrangling, the audit that should have been ready last summer has just been completed in draft form. Still holding up finalization is the lack of a reply to a routine letter sent all law firms who … Continue reading
There has been continuing contention over the audit of Grafton Township Supervisor Linda Moore’s books. The separation of powers suit that Moore won delayed it. (Not to be confused with the separation of powers suit that the Trustees won. which … Continue reading
The Grafton Township Board met Tuesday night and the Township Board approved the appointment of an auditor and the repayment of $400,000 of the money borrowed from the Road District to finance a new township hall. Evans, Marshal and Pease … Continue reading
A statement has arrived from Linda Moore, Grafton Township Supervisor: “Grafton Township has many problems to solve, as Supervisor, I cannot do this without the cooperation of the trustees. “The most expensive problem that we are facing is that of … Continue reading
And, you can find them here. There are all sorts of questions, but the home ownership section caught my attention: Is U.S. policy too focused on increasing the rate of home ownership? Should the unlimited tax deduction for home mortgage … Continue reading
This is the second half of an article in which Grafton and Nunda Townships are compared as seen through the eyes of courtroom testimony before Judge Michael Caldwell in the Grafton Township separation of powers case. Speaking later of finances, … Continue reading
