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Auditors give Belleville district a clean audit but flag four findings as board discusses bond-refunding option
Summary
External auditors gave the Belleville Public School District an unmodified (clean) opinion on its fiscal 2024–25 financial statements and grant compliance but reported four findings, including procurement and reporting weaknesses; administrators said a first-reading bond-refunding ordinance is on the agenda as a possible taxpayer-saving measure contingent on meeting a statutory threshold.
Jeff Bliss of Lerch, Vinci & Blit told the Belleville Board of Education that the district’s financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025, received an unmodified (clean) opinion and that the district also received a clean opinion on compliance with federal and state grants. “An unmodified opinion means the financial statements are fairly stated,” Bliss said during the audit presentation.
Bliss summarized four findings in the management report, saying two were reportable instances of noncompliance, one was a significant deficiency in internal controls and there were two general comments. He recommended tighter procedures for monitoring private preschool enrollment (to ensure proper refunds when enrollment falls below contract minimums), stronger documentation of purchases and contracts…
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