MPS audit office reports unmodified audit opinion and recovers roughly $400,000; new audit supervisor introduced

Matt Chason, representing the Office of Accountability and Efficiency, introduced Matt Hart as the new audit supervisor in Audit Services and outlined recent audit work. Chason said the district received an unmodified audit opinion for its annual report and had no state compliance findings; the office reported a few federal compliance findings that the district is addressing.

Matt Hart described audit services’ collaborative work across district offices and said Audit Services is recruiting additional auditors to expand capacity. He highlighted a special investigations result that recovered roughly $400,000 and returned those funds to the district for their intended purposes.

Board members welcomed the new supervisor and asked about the office’s priorities. Hart said his approach is to focus audit work on improving performance and to accompany findings with solution‑oriented recommendations. Director remarks emphasized appreciation for the audit office’s recovery work and the importance of continuing transparency around audits and corrective actions.

No formal board action was taken on audit items at this meeting beyond receiving the report; the board did later approve routine finance and procurement items in committee reports.