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Board rejects amendment to add three internal-audit positions to critical staffing request
Summary
A motion to increase the board’s critical staffing funding request to add three internal audit positions failed on a 9–5 vote; supporters said more audit capacity is needed for legislative and oversight reporting.
The Utah State Board of Education voted against an amendment to its critical staffing funding request that would have added three internal-audit positions and increased the agency’s request to $1,815,190.
Member Boggess moved the amendment, saying legislators and policy makers have asked for more robust auditing infrastructure and that additional internal-audit staff would support unbiased information for decision-making. "The only way we're going to achieve what we want is through a more robust and secure auditing system," Boggess said.
Board members asked whether increasing the request might reduce the likelihood of receiving any positions from the legislature. Members reported mixed feedback from legislative contacts: some staff said the request was large and would need more detail, while other contacts showed openness to funding audit positions when narrowly specified. One board member advised narrowing requests to priority positions to increase legislative receptiveness.
The motion to amend the critical USBE FTE needs request to add three internal-audit FTEs (cost $546,000) failed, 9 against and 5 in favor. Members who voted in favor included Booth, Hall, Brenton, Boggess and Green, according to the meeting record; the motion maker and supporters said they would continue to advocate for targeted audit staffing in follow-up discussions with legislators.
