Hackberry Elementary School District board to submit completed Auditor General corrective action plan; budget update scheduled

The Hackberry Elementary School District #3 governing board voted Aug. 12 to submit its Auditor General corrective action plan after the district business manager reported all 41 action items had been implemented. The board approved the submission by motion, recorded as Passed 4-0.

Sam Dell, the district business manager, presented the monthly financial report for June and said student activities reported no transactions and a beginning balance of $3,728.06. Dell also clarified that the county collects and distributes certain taxes directly to KUSD and that the local district is responsible for informing residents about any tax changes that affect students who attend that other district.

The board received an update that a revised FY26 budget will be presented at the September meeting with a detailed change log reflecting recent legislative funding changes and new funding sources. Dell also reported the district’s land research found a single 10-acre parcel with defined boundaries and no other district-owned land.

Board members recorded routine approvals tied to the district’s finances and compliance: the consent agenda — including approval of July minutes, several accounts payable vouchers and payroll vouchers — passed as recorded in the minutes. The meeting paperwork also notes the board completed required conflict-of-interest training.

The board met briefly in executive session under A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(3) to discuss personnel matters and later reentered open session, voting to approve the actions discussed in that session; the minutes record those motions as Passed 4-0. The minutes do not specify which members were absent for votes recorded as 4-0.

The district scheduled a revised FY26 budget presentation and a change log for the September board meeting; the next regular meeting is set for Sept. 9, 2025.