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Mount Airy board receives clean 2025 audit; approves routine business and lists votes at a glance
Summary
The Mount Airy City Board of Education received an unmodified (clean) 2025 annual audit showing solid reserves and a recovery of capital outlay, and approved routine policy and consent items including personnel and minutes; the board recorded no material audit findings.
The Mount Airy City Board of Education on Sept. 16 received a 2025 Annual Audit bearing an unmodified opinion, the highest possible outcome, and heard auditors report no misstatements or disagreements with management.
The auditors told the board significant estimates were consistent with prior years, and noted the district began reporting a sick-leave liability this year. Financial highlights presented included General Fund spending of about $15,555 with a fund balance just under $886,000 (about $164,000 of which was restricted at June 30), growth in the Capital Outlay Fund from roughly $4,600 to $284,000, Special Revenue spending just under $15,000, approximately $5,000 remaining in individual school balances, and a School Food Service decrease from $210,000 to just under $90,000 (a reduction of about $120,000) attributed primarily to the end of elevated COVID-era reimbursements.
Board members thanked Finance staff and other administrators for their cooperation with the audit. The auditors indicated no anticipated changes once federal sign-offs on reports involving federal funds are completed.
Votes at a glance
• Agenda approval: Motion by Kyle Leonard, seconded by Jayme Brant; passed on roll call. • Summer Policy Updates: Approved (moved by Kyle Leonard; seconded by Jayme Brant). • Needs-based Grant Proposal: No action taken at this meeting. • Consent/Monitoring items (2025 Graduation Report; MOU with Vocational Rehab; Discretionary Admissions; Aug. 19 and Sept. 2 meeting minutes, and related items): Approved as presented. • Field Trip & Fundraisers (Item D): Approved after separate motion; minutes record at least one opposition mark. • Personnel Report (post–closed session): Approved unanimously on roll call.
The board was told federal pandemic-era funding is declining and that county funding continues to support capital projects; state funding patterns often carry increased wage, insurance and retirement cost pressures. The board concluded the financial position is strong, with capital outlay reserves rebuilt markedly over the past year.
