Cedar Hill ISD board approves unmodified FY2025 audit, amends superintendent contract and clears hires, property sales and contract amendment
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The Cedar Hill ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved an unmodified fiscal year 2025 audit, amended the superintendent's contract, accepted a recommended athletic-director hire and authorized two property sales and a construction contract amendment in a single meeting.
The Cedar Hill ISD Board of Trustees on the evening approved the district's fiscal year 2025 financial audit, amended the superintendent's contract and approved several administrative and facilities items, all by motions and recorded unanimous votes.
Roger Tovar of Whitley Penn presented the audit and told trustees the firm issued an unmodified opinion on the district's financial statements and on its major federal programs (Title I and remaining ESSER III) with no internal-control or compliance findings. "Again, the unmodified opinion is the goal—that's the highest level of assurance," Tovar said, summarizing the report.
Trustee Carmen Morgan moved to approve the FY2025 annual financial audit as presented; the motion was seconded and carried unanimously. The audit presentation included a district-wide balance summary (cash and investments of about $298.1 million; capital assets net of depreciation about $91.2 million), general-fund revenues of about $67.5 million and expenditures about $70.8 million, and an ending general-fund balance of approximately 13.3 percent of expenditures (about 70 days of operations).
Following the audit vote, trustees considered personnel and administrative actions. The board moved and approved an amendment to the superintendent's contract as discussed in closed session. The motion passed during the public meeting after a brief procedural clarification on the motion and voting.
The board also approved an administration recommendation to hire Coach O.J. Kemp as the district's athletic director. That hire was moved, seconded, and approved by the trustees.
On facilities, trustees approved resolutions authorizing the superintendent to sell two parcels of district-owned real property (900 South Joe Wilson Road and 975 Pickard) as no longer needed for educational purposes. The board then approved an amendment to the Core Construction contract to add the Lacey Enrollment Center (phase 1 and 2) to the project scope; the district said the change order carries no additional cost to CHISD. Each of those motions was moved, seconded and adopted by the board.
The meeting concluded with routine consent-agenda approvals and calendar items; the board adjourned after announcements about winter break and upcoming January sessions.
What's next: The board will reconvene for regular business after winter break; several items discussed (including the contract amendment scope and property-sale next steps) will proceed to administrative implementation.
