Blind, Commission for the
A Management Control Audit of the Texas Commission for the Blind
Report Number 96-008
Key Facts And Findings
The Texas Commission for the Blind furnishes blind and visually impaired Texans with information needed to make informed decisions and access to services which increase their opportunities for employment or self-sufficiency. With 556.11 full-time equivalent employees, the Commission served 23,494 consumers through various programs during fiscal year 1994. Total appropriations for the year were $39,060,851.
Two agency oversight functions, the Board of Directors and internal audit, were not providing sufficient guidance in Commission policy and providing necessary feedback on its programs and operations.
Although the Commission recognized the need to improve its automated information systems in its current Information Resources Strategic Plan, the Information Resources division still lacks sufficient experienced staff, management controls, and technology to effectively support the agency's programs and administrative needs.
The purchasing and contract administration processes are not fully developed. Without established and documented benchmarks and performance standards, the agency does not have adequate means of evaluating its purchasing employees' and contractors' performance.
Agency staff do not verify the approximately $14 million in sales from the Business Enterprise Program facilities and unmanned vending operations. As a result, there is a continued risk that BEP managers and vending machine companies will underreport the income from their predominantly cash businesses.
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