Solon board approves policy tweak after cafeteria procurement audit finding

The Solon City School District Board of Education on Aug. 4 approved an adjustment to district policy intended to address a recent audit finding about cafeteria procurement procedures. The superintendent described the change as “an adjustment to a policy because of a finding that we had found, that they found during, an audit of our cafeteria, procurement policies,” and said the revision is meant "so that we won't have a finding like that again." The board voted to approve the policy change during the superintendent's report. Board members discussed the recommendation briefly at the meeting; there were no public comments on the item. The motion to adopt the policy amendment was made and seconded and carried on the board's roll call vote. The adjustment was presented as a corrective step after an audit; the board did not specify in the meeting the exact audit report language or the precise procurement practices being changed. The district said the policy change is intended to eliminate the condition that prompted the audit finding. The action means the district will implement the revised policy language and procedures as described in the meeting packet. The board did not vote to send the change for further review or to escalate the matter to external agencies during the meeting. Board members and administrators said they expected the revision to prevent a repeat audit finding and did not identify additional follow-up actions at the meeting.