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Draft audit: Vernon Township shows improved balance but rising health‑benefit costs threaten next budget
Summary
Auditor Ray Cerinelli presented a draft single audit and said the district’s budgetary basis shows improved balance and fund‑balance volatility tied to encumbrances; he and the business administrator warned of steep health‑benefit renewal increases (cited at ~26%), which could add about $660,000 for the first half of 2026 and complicate next year’s budget.
Ray Cerinelli of Nisavaccia presented a draft audit to the Vernon Township Board of Education on Nov. 20 and described the district’s current financial position and near‑term risks.
Cerinelli said the federal single‑audit compliance supplement was not yet final, so the firm prepared the audit on a draft basis and the state asked districts to file audits while omitting federal grant detail until the supplement is final. "We did our audit according to that draft," Cerinelli said, adding that the final compliance supplement is expected later; he told the board the federal portion is the only pending matter.
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