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Attorney: board acted within authority on $1 million recoverable grant; auditors reclassified it as loan receivable

5775778 · September 12, 2025
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After auditors classified a 2023 board‑approved $1 million recoverable grant as a loan receivable in the FY2024 audit, the Blueprint board debated seeking a written legal opinion; counsel told the board the intent was a recoverable grant and that the board acted within its authority.

Commissioner O’Keefe raised a concern about a significant deficiency in the agency’s FY2024 audit: an item the board approved in 2023 as a “grant recoverable” was recorded by auditors as a loan receivable on the financial statements. He asked whether the board had the legal authority to approve the recoverable grant if the auditors treated it as a loan. Commissioner O’Keefe moved that the agency attorney provide a written legal opinion clarifying the board’s…

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