Board debates private audit engagement; votes recorded with conflicting outcomes in transcript
Board members debated hiring private auditors (Myers & Ward) versus relying on the state legislative audit. The meeting includes multiple motions and roll-call votes; the transcript records at least one failed motion and later further action, with inconsistent roll-call notations that the board requested staff to clarify.
The full story
The Forrest City School District board devoted a prolonged portion of its meeting to whether to hire a private auditor (discussed as Myers & Ward) or seek the state legislative audit for the 2023–24 year. The superintendent and several board members said the district missed the state audit deadline for the prior year and that a private audit would ensure timely completion; others objected to perceived conflicts or to reusing the same firm previously engaged.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
Keep reading for free
Create a free account to finish this story and see the video, transcript and key details.
Continue with GoogleContinue with emailAlready have an account? Log in