Mentor Exempted Village board receives Auditor of State award, approves routine purchases and personnel actions; CFO flags small revenue timing variance

The Mentor Exempted Village Board of Education accepted the Auditor of State Award with Distinction and approved routine consent and personnel items at its March 10, 2026 regular meeting, while also authorizing multiple tax-complaint filings and hearing a financial update from the district chief financial officer.

Tina Ludwig, Northeast Ohio regional liaison for Auditor of State Keith Faber, presented the award and said the district’s most recent audit met the office’s criteria for a “clean audit report,” noting the audit “does not contain any findings for recovery, material citations, material weaknesses, significant deficiencies, uniform guidance findings, or questioned costs.” The board and administration recognized the district finance team for the report and singled out Chief Financial Officer Bill Wade for leadership in maintaining fiscal controls.

The board moved through a consent agenda of instructional and operational items and approved several separate motions by roll call. Among the actions the board approved were the purchase of a 10‑passenger transit van for the CARES program, elevator repairs and renovations by Schindler Elevator Corporation, renewal of a one‑year Classkick subscription, a College…