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Fiscal director reports audit completed, superintendent warns of enrollment-driven budget shortfall and leak costs
Summary
Fiscal director said the audit was completed on Dec. 31 with one finding tied to Oregon budget law; superintendent reported enrollment declines and estimated $1.8 million in required cuts for next year and preliminary damage costs from a major high-school water leak.
The district's fiscal director reported the annual audit was completed on schedule (received Dec. 31) and characterized the audit process as smooth, though it included one finding related to Oregon budget law procedures. "We did receive our audit back and we received it back on time December 31... We did have 1 finding," the fiscal director told the board, and said staff will submit printed audit documents and follow up with auditors to prevent a recurrence.
In the superintendent's report, administrators provided updated enrollment figures (November report showed 1,182 students; a mid-January update reached 1,188) and described the district's submitted projection of 1,130 for state reporting, a 70-student shortfall from what had been budgeted. The superintendent said the district estimates it will need to cut roughly $1,800,000 from next year's budget. He also described a major leak at the high school with accumulating bills; preliminary itemized costs mentioned to the board included $33,000 for stair and railing repairs, $7,300 to replace sump pumps and a negotiated $23,000 city water charge representing a large overage.
