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Board approves clean audit, then allocates all 160 TAD votes to one candidate
Summary
Trustees accepted an unmodified audit opinion for fiscal 2025 and later voted to cast all 160 Tarrant Appraisal District votes for a single candidate after debate over strategy.
Arlington — At its Nov. 20 meeting the Arlington ISD board accepted the fiscal 2025 annual comprehensive financial report following an auditor presentation and later cast the district's 160 votes for the Tarrant Appraisal District Board to a single candidate after strategy discussion.
Whitley Penn audit manager Lauren Eden reviewed the fiscal-year audit process and results, reporting an unmodified (clean) opinion on the financial statements and no internal-control or compliance findings. Eden noted government-wide assets of about $2.4 billion, an ending net position near $274 million and a general fund balance of about $270 million (roughly 175 days of operating coverage). The audit included a draft single-audit opinion on federal programs; that portion will be finalized when the Office of Management and Budget releases its compliance supplement.
After the presentation the board moved to approve the annual comprehensive financial report; the motion carried with all trustees voting in the affirmative.
Later in the evening the board considered how to allocate the district's 160 votes in the Tarrant Appraisal District Board election. Administration proposed a split allocation (130 votes for Eric Crile and 30 for Wendy Burgess). Trustees debated whether to concentrate votes to secure a second candidate, and a motion to cast all 160 votes for one candidate was made, seconded and approved unanimously.
No fiscal implications or contract changes were triggered directly by the TAD vote; the audit approval will allow staff to finalize public reporting and proceed with the single-audit release when federal guidance is available.
