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Suffolk board stays forensic‑audit award, creates committee to re‑review 15 proposals after procurement paperwork error
Summary
After debate over procurement paperwork and community concern, the Suffolk School Board rejected a motion to suspend the forensic‑audit process but voted to form a special committee to re‑review all 15 proposals; the award to Cherry Bekaert is stayed pending that review.
Vice Chair Heather Howell and Chair Shar McGee presided over a contested discussion on Jan. 15 after staff disclosed a missing procurement document in the forensic‑audit selection process. The board had voted in December to award a forensic audit contract to Cherry Bekaert in response to community requests for a deeper review of district finances; tonight members said a mandatory rubric was not included in the file used to justify that award.
Board Member Dawn Riddick moved to suspend the district's effort to contract for a forensic audit while the procurement irregularity is resolved. Riddick said the board should "suspend our…
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