![Reviewing the African American Affairs Commission’s Statutory Compliance and Expenditures [August 2023]](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts211/v4/2f/2f/0d/2f2f0de1-9ed8-1b08-1733-31230f2e8339/mza_11348873077500675685.jpg/400x400bb.jpg "Reviewing the African American Affairs Commission’s Statutory Compliance and Expenditures [August 2023]")
Reviewing the African American Affairs Commission’s Statutory Compliance and Expenditures [August 2023]
Description
The Kansas African American Affairs Commission is a liaison office within the Governor’s Office and its fiscal year 2022 expenditures were about $130,000. It is comprised of 7 commissioners and an executive director. In this audit, we reviewed the commission and executive director's statutory compliance and expenditure approvals.
The commission and its executive director are required to meet various statutory requirements and bylaws to accomplish their mission. The commission did not comply with 2 of 6 meeting-related duties and 1 of 3 staff-related duties outlined in law or bylaws in the timeframe we reviewed. The executive director complied with her statutory duties to serve the commission in 2022 and the first half of 2023. The commissioners who responded to our survey generally had positive reviews of the executive director’s performance, but some thought she wasn’t as effective or responsive as she should be.
With regard to its expenditures, the commission’s fiscal year 2023 expenditures seemed reasonable to accomplishing its duties at a high level. However, about half of the 11 individual expenditures we reviewed in detail did not receive written approval to ensure they were appropriate. Commissioners told us they had insufficient financial awareness and oversight, in part because the executive director has not shared relevant information.
United States
