On Thursday, January 28, 2021, Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin re-appointed State Representative Tony McCombie to the Illinois State Legislative Audit Commission, along with Illinois Republican Representatives Mark Batinick of Plainfield and Randy Frese of Quincy.
She is pictured in Springfield, IL, on the makeshift Illinois House floor at the Bank of Springfield Center, during the waning days of the Lame Duck Session of the 101st General Assembly.
“Since serving on this Commission since 2019, I have enjoyed the opportunity to bring accountability to our State’s spending and process and identify areas where we can save our taxpayers’ money,” said Rep. McCombie. “With many parts of the State budget seeing increased, pandemic-related, spending, it is vitally important that we ensure spending and process follow State statutes and that the taxes we pay are effectively being utilized.”
The Legislative Audit Commission is responsible for the oversight of the State Audit Program. It is charged with reviewing the stewardship of public funds and monitoring corrective actions disclosed by State agency audits. The Commission is bipartisan and bicameral with three members appointed from each caucus; it is co-chaired by one Democrat and one Republican. The Legislative Audit Commission is mandated by law (25 ILCS 150/0.01-0.06) to review all audits conducted by the State Auditor General, Frank Mautino.
Primary responsibilities of the Commission are
• public hearings on all major audits of State agencies to review problems, assess agency stewardship, and secure remedial action
• initiation and review of management and program audits and investigations
• making recommendations to the General Assembly and agency management for corrective legislation and other measures, to remedy weaknesses disclosed through audits or at Commission hearings
• monitoring agency progress in implementing corrective action.