Cook County Board of Commissioners Audit Committee met October 24.
Here is the agenda provided by the Board:
Notice and Agenda:
There will be a meeting of the Committee or Subcommittee of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County at the date, time and location listed above to consider the following:
Public Testimony:
Authorization as a public speaker shall only be granted to those individuals who have submitted in writing, their name, address, subject matter, and organization (if any) to the Secretary 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Duly authorized public speakers shall be called upon to deliver testimony at a time specified in the meeting agenda. Authorized public speakers who are not present during the specified time for public testimony will forfeit their allotted time to speak at the meeting. Public testimony must be germane to a specific item(s) on the meeting agenda, and the testimony must not exceed three minutes; the Secretary will keep track of the time and advise when the time for public testimony has expired. Persons authorized to provide public testimony shall not use vulgar, abusive, or otherwise inappropriate language when addressing the Board; failure to act appropriately; failure to speak to an item that is germane to the meeting, or failure to adhere to the time requirements may result in expulsion from the meeting and/or disqualify the person from providing future testimony.
17-5804
Committee Minutes:
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 7/18/2017
17-5512
Presented by: Shelly A. Banks, C.P.A., County Auditor
Report
Department: Office of the County Auditor
Report Title: FY’17 3rd Quarter Open Recommendations Status Report
Report Period: August 2017
Summary: The quarterly report contains the status of open audit recommendations.
Legislative History: 10/11/17 Board of Commissioners refer to the Audit Committee
17-5521
Presented by: Shelly A. Banks, C.P.A., County Auditor
Report
Department: Office of the County Auditor
Report Title: Contract Compliance Internal Audit Report
Report Period: September 2017
Summary: The purpose of the audit was to assess the internal controls as well as compliance with policies, procedures and the ordinance for the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Women Business Enterprise (WBE) and Veteran Business Enterprise/Service - Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (VBE) processes for Fiscal Years 2015 and 2016.
Legislative History: 10/11/17 Board of Commissioners refer to the Audit Committee
17-5522
Presented by: Shelly A. Banks, C.P.A., County Auditor
Report
Department: Office of the County Auditor
Report Title: Cook County Recorder of Deeds Cash Management Functions Internal Audit Report
Report Period: September 2017
Summary: The purpose of this audit was to assess the overall cash management processes implemented by the Cook County Recorder of Deeds (CCRD) to ensure that proper controls are in place and all cash collected is properly accounted for and safeguarded.
Legislative History: 10/11/17 Board of Commissioners refer to the Audit Committee
17-5570
Presented by: Shelly A. Banks, C.P.A., County Auditor
Report
Department: Office of the County Auditor
Report Title: Legal Contractual Services Internal Audit Report
Report Period: September 2017
Summary: The purpose of this audit was to review the controls in place for managing the contractual legal services provided for labor related services.
Legislative History: 10/11/17 Board of Commissioners refer to the Audit Committee
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