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Hackberry Elementary School District adopts FY2026 budget, awards three‑year audit contract
Summary
The Hackberry Elementary School District Governing Board adopted the FY2026 budget, heard a positive May financial report and approved a three‑year audit contract with CWDL. The board reported progress on an Auditor General corrective action plan and approved routine financial controls.
Hackberry Elementary School District #3’s Governing Board voted July 8 to adopt the district’s FY2026 budget and approved a three‑year audit contract with CWDL covering fiscal years 2024–27.
Sam Dell, the district’s business manager, told the board the district’s funds increased by $28,676.70 (4 percent) year‑over‑year and the district held a bank balance of $725,496.50 at the end of May. Dell reported a positive budget balance of $59,848.07 for May and said the district expects to roll over approximately $100,000 in maintenance-and-operations funds and $20,000 in capital funds into FY2026. He also reported that the FY25 physical inventory was completed and that several items such as laptops and printers were identified for disposal and would be handled through the new asset‑tracking procedures.
The board held the required public hearing on the adopted FY2026 budget; no members of the public attended and no questions were raised. Following the hearing, the board approved adoption of the FY2026 budget on a motion by Tammy Herrera, seconded by Pam Adams; the vote was recorded as 5–0.
In related business, the board reviewed progress on the Auditor General corrective action plan. Dell said 20 of 41 findings have been addressed through new policies and process improvements and that documentation work on the remaining items is ongoing.
The board also approved issuing a three‑year audit contract to CWDL for FY2024–27, with the contracting action described as a multi‑year engagement and future RFPs planned for subsequent audits. The motion to award the contract passed 5–0.
The board approved a slate of routine financial controls and housekeeping items as part of the consent agenda, including approval of expense vouchers 2583–2585, payroll vouchers 2536–2539, and disposal forms for FY25 inventory; Samuel Dell was approved as Student Activities Treasurer for SY25–26; and Christina Ramirez and Samuel Dell were approved as administrators for the district’s Wells Fargo credit card for FY26.
The board scheduled a special meeting for July 14, 2025, to continue review of a larger policy packet and other items that require further consideration.
