Burleson ISD board accepts clean audit, grants president temporary hiring authority

The Burleson Independent School District board on Jan. 12 accepted an unmodified audit of the district's 2024-25 financial statements and granted the board president temporary authority to approve new hires until the board's next regular meeting in February.

Auditors from Weaver and Tidwell told trustees the firm issued an "unmodified opinion over your financial statement," the highest level of assurance, and reported no material weaknesses, no significant deficiencies and no compliance findings for the district's special education cluster. "You do qualify as a low risk auditee," the auditors said, noting the audit included tests of payroll, cash disbursements and procurement-card usage with no exceptions found.

After the presentation the board moved to approve the audit. Chair requested approval of the annual comprehensive financial audit ending June 30, 2025; Mike moved, Dallas seconded and, "seeing none opposed, the motion passes," the chair said. Later, following a closed-session outcome, the chair recommended "that the board of trustees grant the board president the authority to approve new hires between now and the next regular meeting in February." Mike moved that motion, Ryan seconded it, and the board approved it with no opposition.

Trustees thanked the audit team for their work and staff for the district's financial controls. The auditors had also noted the district's single-audit work over federal awards and said the firm waited for the Office of Management and Budget guidance before finalizing the federal-compliance report.

The board's formal approvals were recorded at the meeting; the audit file and the list of hires to be ratified will be brought back for ratification at the next regular meeting.