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Audit firm flags $1.3 million shortfall in Northumberland schools; board approves state SOQ bonuses
Summary
An independent review by UHY Advisors found recordkeeping gaps and estimated about a $1.3 million budget shortfall for Northumberland County Public Schools; the Board of Supervisors approved a $127,727 special appropriation to distribute state Standards of Quality (SOQ) bonuses.
An external advisory firm told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that Northumberland County Public Schools faces an estimated $1.3 million shortfall for fiscal 2025 while records and reimbursement requests were incomplete. The board separately voted to appropriate $127,727 in state funds to pay SOQ retention bonuses to eligible school staff.
The report matters because the county, school division and auditors will need to close the gaps before the fiscal year end and because the board must decide how to respond to any local funding gap.
Reagan of UHY Advisors told the board he and his team reviewed tax filings, reimbursements and outstanding purchase orders and found clerical errors and incomplete ledgers. "My best…
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