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Board approves district audit after heated debate over special‑education costs and surplus
Summary
Despite a motion to table and multiple questions about out‑of‑district special‑education tuition, state aid increases, and late delivery of audit materials, the Lodi Board of Education voted to approve the auditor’s report (FB1–FB8) at its Jan. 21 meeting; two members registered exceptions to specific FB items.
The Lodi Board of Education voted to approve the district audit (items FB1–FB8) at its Jan. 21 meeting after an extended discussion that included questions about special‑education tuition, large budget adjustments and the timing of the audit’s delivery. A board member moved to table the audit for further answers, but the motion did not prevent a roll‑call approval of the auditor’s analysis to satisfy state compliance requirements.
Board members raised several substantive concerns during the audit review. One trustee highlighted a Long Range Facilities Plan line that estimated $72,000,000 in capital project…
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