A bipartisan group of Illinois state representatives sent a letter on Thursday to College of DuPage Board Chairwoman Erin Birt on Thursday seeking an audit of the College of DuPage.
College of DuPage Vice-Chairman Kathy Hamilton and the “Clean Slate” reform college trustee candidates aligned at a Tuesday morning press conference in declaring their support for a state audit of the college. Fourteen members of the Illinois General Assembly wrote to the college last week calling on it to agree to the costs and terms of cooperation of the State Auditor General.
Following word from school officials that a deadline to agree to a state-run audit would not be met and a threat from Illinois lawmakers to slash funding, the College of DuPage has hired the PR firm Res Publica Group. The audit comes as a result of continuing questions about financial oversight at the College of DuPage, which is supported by property taxes, state appropriations and tuition,, that saw the board approve a nearly $763,000 severance package for school President Robert Breuder.
Illinois State Reps. Jeanne Ives (R) and Jack Franks (D) responded to the recent failure by the College of DuPage (COD) board of trustees to meet a deadline for a state-run audit.
A bank run by College of DuPage trustee hopeful Matt Gambs was once reprimanded by federal regulators, accused of engaging in "unsafe or unsound business practices" in a 2010 Order to cease and desist issued by the Office of Thrift Supervision.
College board and state attorney looking into alleged inflation of enrollment numbers and illegal spending
“I am running because I am appalled by COD’s recent illegalities, irregularities and evasions. Taxpayers and students deserve much better.”
Election comes after publicly funded school blasted for lavish spending by administrators.
Matt Gambs of Naperville, an executive for one of Chicago's largest banks and the former CEO of Diamond Bank, is one of 12 candidates running for a position on the College of DuPage (COD) Board of Trustees.
Successfully running on what they called a "Clean Slate" platform that criticized college President Robert Breuder's performance and seeks to reduce the $763,000 severance package awarded to him, three new members were elected to the College of DuPage board of trustees this week.
Charles Bernstein, a new member of the College of DuPage Board of Trustees, did not waste any time getting down to business at the board's first meeting after the April elections.
The Illinois House of Representatives unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday that will launch a full performance audit of the College of DuPage (COD). State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Dist. 42) sponsored the bill, HR55, which followed the decision by the COD Board of Trustees to give outgoing COD President Robert Breuder a $763,000 severance package to secure his early departure from the presidency.
The College of DuPage Board voted to retain new legal counsel to represent the board and the College, as well as to retain the services of a forensic accountant, at their June 11th board meeting.
The College of DuPage Board of Trustees voted at their July 11th board meeting to fund a performance audit from the Illinois Auditor General.
College of DuPage Board Chairman Kathy Hamilton and her fellow trustees have approved funding of a performance audit by the Illinois Auditor General.