State Preservation Board
A Comprehensive Audit of the State Preservation Board Including a Review of the Capitol Fund
August 1998
Report Number 98-058
Overall Conclusion
The State Preservation Board (Board) has the basic processes needed to help achieve goals, manage resources, and use funds as intended. The Board's 1997 Annual Report on the Capitol Fund contains reliable data, and its business operations made a profit during fiscal year 1997. The Board also made efforts to use Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) when contracting for work, and the Board addressed three of four prior State Auditor recommendations.
Key Facts and Findings
Audit results indicate that expenses for salaries, goods, and services were reasonable and properly documented and funds were used as intended.
The Board's business activities made a profit of $401,511 during fiscal year 1997. The two gift shops contributed 86 percent of total profit.
Amounts for donations and disbursements reported in the 1997 Annual Report on the Capitol Fund are reliable.
The Board made strong progress in planning and implementing its new Building Maintenance strategy.
The Board has also done a good job of planning and budgeting for the design and construction of the $80 million Texas State History Museum (Museum).
The Board is preparing a capital renewal budget that should be able to predict capital spending.
Board personnel, with guidance from the audit team, used the State Auditor's Human Resources Self-Assessment Guide (Guide) to determine the adequacy of their personnel activities.
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