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North Marion board hears auditor's clean opinion as district reveals PERS reporting errors affecting 146 staff
Summary
The board received an unmodified fiscal-year audit but also learned a district records review found 189 underreported PERS records, 12 missing monthly reports and other discrepancies affecting 146 employees; district staff described corrective steps and new reconciliations.
The North Marion SD 15 board heard an unmodified (clean) opinion from its external auditor and a separate district report that identified widespread mismatches between payroll records and Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) reporting that affect staff retirement accounts.
The auditor, speaking for firm TKW, told the board the financial statements are presented fairly in accordance with U.S. GAAP and that the single-audit tested about $2,100,000 in federal expenditures. The auditor reported two significant deficiencies in internal controls: one related to leave balances and one related to allowable costs in the Title I payroll sample (two months recorded as Title I expenditures totaling $750). The auditor also noted an…
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