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Patrons press Conway board over maintenance investigation and timeline for reporting to legislative auditors
Summary
Two patrons accused district officials of misleading the public about reporting a maintenance-department investigation; general counsel and interim superintendent described the district's timeline and legal notifications to the board.
Speakers during the public-comment period accused district officials of failing to report misappropriation allegations promptly and of misleading the board and public about notifications to the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee.
Patron Jimmy Kevin said the board improperly went into executive session at a prior meeting and then was told by the district's chief legal officer that the district had notified legislative audit. "She stated, 'I have notified legislative audit as we're required to do if there is any allegations and misappropriations of funds.' ... That was a lie," Kevin said, adding that emails he obtained show the initial legislative-audit responses indicated the district's private auditor, not the legislative auditors, needed to make a…
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