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A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, CONDEMNING THE SELECTIVE AND INCONSISTENT ACTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS STATE COMPTROLLER AGAINST THE VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK, CALLING FOR FAIR AND UNIFORM APPLICATION OF COMPLIANCE MEASURES ACROSS ALL MUNICIPALITIES AND UNITS OF GOVERNMENT
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WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park has long been committed to fulfilling its statutory obligations in financial reporting and has consistently cooperated in a transparent and responsible manner with the Illinois State Comptroller’s Office; and
WHEREAS, despite the Comptroller agreeing to a compliance plan for external audits that the Village has adhered to, the Illinois State Comptroller’s Office recently imposed punitive sanctions on the Village of Orland Park by suspending offset payments due to a delay submission; and
WHEREAS, as reported in the Illinois Local Government Warehouse delinquency report, a total of 361 units of government statewide have similarly outstanding financial reports from 2022 or earlier, including six (6) units that have not submitted required reports for over a decade, yet these entities have not faced similar punitive actions from the Comptroller’s Office, highlighting a deeply concerning lack of consistency in enforcement; and
WHEREAS, the Comptroller’s Office specifically singled out Orland Park in a public social media post, concerning its reporting status, while failing to mention the widespread delays affecting numerous other government units with similarly overdue reports, thereby creating a misleading impression that Orland Park was singularly noncompliant and deserving of punitive measures; and
WHEREAS, government units across Illinois, including Orland Park, face substantial and ongoing challenges in securing qualified auditors to complete external audits in a timely manner, a challenge acknowledged by the State of Illinois itself in meeting its own financial reporting obligations and timelines; and
WHEREAS, the Auditor Gen...
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