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School budget oversight panel warns of multi‑million shortfall and calls for stricter controls
Summary
The School Budget Oversight Commission reported accounting gaps that produced roughly $5 million in fiscal‑25 shortfalls and recommended internal control reforms, grant tracking, and a possible performance audit to prevent recurrence.
The School Budget Oversight Commission told the council that the Warwick School Department faces a significant budget challenge driven largely by weak internal controls and payroll reconciliation errors.
Ernie Almonte, the commission chair, said several iterations of budgets and unreconciled payroll listings led the commission and the new finance director to identify approximately $5 million in fiscal‑25 shortfalls and…
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