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Greater Johnstown board accepts single audit, approves $6.0M in December bills and major federal grant adjustments
Summary
The Greater Johnstown Board accepted the district's Single Audit Reporting Package for FY 2024–25, approved $6,004,611.77 in December general fund bills and newly awarded federal grant allocations including Title I, IIA and IV. The board also approved tax-appeal settlements and career and technical center budgets.
The Greater Johnstown Board of School Directors on Feb. 3 accepted the district's Single Audit Reporting Package for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, approved $6,004,611.77 in General Fund bills for December 2025 and adopted several budget adjustments reflecting newly awarded federal grants.
Wessel & Company representatives Joel Valentine and Brennen Myers reviewed the Independent Auditor's Report and presented the Single Audit package to the board. Thomas C. Dadey moved to approve two Wessel invoices — $50,000 (10/31/2025) and $25,000 (12/31/2025) — and to accept the audit package; the motion passed on a roll call of eight ayes with one abstention from Randy Romesberg, who cited a family-related conflict.
Why it matters: accepting the single audit and approving the posted bills and grant awards finalizes financial reporting and allows the district to move forward with programs funded by those grants.
Board actions included approval of newly awarded federal grants posted for fiscal year 2025–26: Title I ($3,612,802), Title IIA ($242,956) and Title IV ($272,410). The board also approved the appointment of David Murray as tax collector for Geistown Borough under Act 164 of 2014 and approved multiple Disabled Veterans real estate tax exemptions.
In public comment, resident John DeBartola cited a $17 million deficit he said was stated during the audit report and asked the board to explain the district's fiscal position; the transcript records the comment but does not record a direct response from the auditors to that specific figure during the meeting.
The board approved two tax-appeal settlement agreements (Cure Church and Helicon Enterprises) and tentatively adopted the Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center joint operating committee's 2026–27 budgets, including a projected secondary budget of $8,014,781.39.
What's next: The accepted single audit will be part of the district's public financial record; board members indicated more detailed financial reporting and ongoing budget oversight will continue through committee work.
