The College of DuPage Board of Trustees voted at their July 11th board meeting to fund a performance audit from the Illinois Auditor General. This follows several months of delays, disagreements, and obstruction by the old Board of Trustees, about who would pay for the performance audit that had been mandated by the Illinois General Assembly.
“We need to embrace accountability and transparency,” said Board Chairman Kathy Hamilton. “For far too long, the College of DuPage operated under cloak of darkness. That cannot be the case any more.”
“And, with this performance audit by the Illinois Auditor General, along with the other measures that this board has taken to fix the problems endemic to the Breuder era at the College of DuPage, it will not be the case any more.”
The audit was originally introduced as a legislative resolution in the Illinois General Assembly by State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton), following the College’s $763,000 payout to Dr. Robert Breuder. While it was initially anticipated that the performance audit would examine College finances going back to 2011, this audit will, per the Board’s decision, go back to 2009. “This performance audit is a step that should have been taken months ago,” added Hamilton. “And it will be a critical component to restoring public trust in the College of DuPage.” The final vote of the board was 4-3.
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