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Public calls for forensic audit; board members and superintendent respond amid accusations of conflicts
Summary
Public speakers urged the state legislative audit committee to authorize a forensic audit of district finances and raised questions about bond oversight and contracting; trustees and the superintendent defended transparency and compliance while criticizing outside critics.
A public commentator on June 12 urged state auditors to authorize a full forensic audit of Coachella Valley Unified’s finances, citing a systems audit and alleging problems with bond oversight and local contracting.
Alan Carvalho told the board he supported the California Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) authorizing a forensic audit and said an earlier FCMAT/system review was not the same as a forensic financial audit. Carvalho said the district’s citizens’ bond oversight committee did not meet Education Code 15282 requirements and alleged potential conflicts of…
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