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Trustee Longshore presses for fiscal transparency after FCMAT report; board approves budget revisions
Summary
Following the FCMAT review, Trustee Renee Longshore called for independent review and detailed accounting of one‑time hires and transfers; the board then approved budget revisions for July–September 2025 and other consent items after staff explained revenue carryovers and restricted-program adjustments.
At the Nov. 6 Apple Valley Unified board meeting, Trustee Renee Longshore delivered an extended rebuke of district spending practices and called for independent oversight after the recent FCMAT review.
"Between the two reports that are only three months apart, numbers have been manipulated to a total of $24,800,000 in the black," Longshore said, citing differences between adopted and unaudited actuals and asking why temporary funds were used to fund permanent hires. She recommended directing the matter to the grand jury to…
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