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VMI executive committee reviews audit issues and votes to enter closed session on personnel and legal matters
Summary
The committee discussed the 2023 audit, which flagged six deficiencies (one material weakness and five significant deficiencies, some recurring). Members were told remediation is underway and then approved a motion to enter closed session to discuss superintendent evaluation, personnel matters and legal consultations under Virginia Code §2.2‑3711.
The Virginia Military Institute executive committee reviewed a recent audit that identified six deficiencies, including one material weakness and five significant deficiencies; three of the deficiencies were described as recurring. Board members said some items had already been addressed, and the superintendent reported plans to remediate remaining issues, including IT fixes on a 60‑day schedule and recruitment to restore an accounting position lost in a reorganization.
One board member characterized the 2023 audit as "not one of the better ones we've had," noting two or three IT items and a complex new policy all schools had to adopt. The superintendent said the finance and IT teams are working to correct deficiencies and may seek a relook from auditors after corrections are in place.
Near the end of the open session the board president moved that the committee enter closed session to discuss the superintendent’s evaluation and personnel matters and to consult with legal counsel on specific legal matters, citing Virginia Code section 2.2‑3711(a)(1) and (a)(8). The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the open transcript excerpt.
The committee scheduled additional reviews on staffing and requested that proposed new positions and any state funding requests be pulled out for executive‑committee consideration prior to full‑board action.
