Audit: issues found in draft articles and corrections to apply
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Internal audit identified spelling inconsistencies, a garbled Code of Virginia citation in the transcript, and missing roll-call vote tallies; recommended factual clarifications, acronym expansions, and standardizing speaker name spellings.
Spelling and name consistency: The transcript contains inconsistent spellings for some speaker names ("Burchanoff" vs. "Birchenoff"; "Sabati" vs. alternate forms). The draft articles standardize to "Mr. Burchanoff" and "Tony Sabati" but the official minutes should be checked and the article text updated if the official roll shows a different spelling.
Garbled statutory citation: The closed-session citation read on the record is garbled in the transcript ("section 2 1 d 2 dash 3 7 1 1 a 1"). The articles avoid inventing a clean citation and instead reference "Code of Virginia (citation read on record; transcript rendering garbled)." Verify the exact statute citation in official minutes before publishing.
Vote tallies and budgets: The meeting used voice approval and the transcript contains no roll-call tally or CIP budget totals. Stories state that items were adopted by voice vote with no recorded opposition; news copy should flag that exact vote tallies and CIP budget figures were not provided in the transcript and recommend verification with official board minutes or the clerk.
Acronym expansion and clarity: Expand acronyms on first reference in published copy (VPI, VKRP, VDOE, FACE, MAEC, SEAC) and avoid assuming responsibilities or funding sources not stated in the transcript.
Severity and fixes: The issues are medium severity for accuracy (names, statute citation) and low-to-medium for completeness (vote tallies, budget figures). Fixes applied in the revised articles include standardized spellings consistent with the transcript's most common rendering, spelled-out acronyms on first reference, and explicit notes where the transcript lacked detail.
