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Western Oklahoma State College board accepts internal audit, financial report; executive session returns with no action
Summary
The Board of Regents unanimously accepted the final internal audit presented by Crawford & Associates, approved the financial report, heard the president’s report (including awards and legislative notes), entered executive session, and returned to open session with no action taken.
The Western Oklahoma State College Board of Regents on April 22 unanimously accepted the final internal audit presented by Crawford & Associates and approved the college’s financial report. The meeting included a president’s report with campus honors and legislative updates, an executive session conducted under the Open Meeting Act, and personnel approvals.
Why it matters: Regular acceptance of audits and financial reports is a core board responsibility that supports institutional oversight and accountability.
Dwayne Tate, CPA and shareholder with Crawford & Associates (participating via Zoom), presented the final internal audit. Regent D’Lese Travis moved to approve the audit; Regent Robert Williams seconded and the motion passed with all present regents recording a yes vote.
The financial report, presented by Brian Roberts, CPA and vice president for business affairs, was likewise approved by unanimous vote after a motion from Regent Williams and a second from Regent Travis.
In the president’s report, the board was informed that two Western students (Rustin Fraser and Miguel Clemente) were named to the All Oklahoma Academic Team and that several regional athletic honors were earned; President Wiginton also reported participation in Congressional Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C., and provided a legislative update noting that HB2197 “regarding meal plans” does not appear to be moving forward, while HB2854 (described in the agenda as addressing geographic restrictions) was reported as heading for a final vote on the Senate floor. The transcript records these legislative items as part of the president’s report.
The board entered executive session at 6:48 p.m. under the cited provision of the Open Meeting Act; at 8:25 p.m. the board returned to open session and voted to record that no action had been taken during the executive session. After returning to open session, the board approved employment and resignation personnel matters as listed in the agenda. The presidential evaluation took place but the board took no formal action on that evaluation item.
Next steps: The accepted audit and financial report will remain part of the official record; personnel actions will be implemented as appropriate and the board-assigned budget subcommittee will continue oversight work as needed.
