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Independent audit issues clean opinion as district outlines tight budget and capital needs
Summary
Auditor reported an unmodified opinion on the 2023–24 financial statements and no material federal compliance findings; administrators said the district is projecting a positive but tight ending balance and flagged potential state school fund rebalancing and significant capital needs including turf replacement.
Auditor Kenny Allen delivered the district's fiscal 2023–24 audit results, reporting an unmodified (clean) opinion and noting no material noncompliance in federal single‑audit procedures. "We've issued an unmodified opinion, which is a clean opinion," he said, and he urged continued attention to special‑revenue sub‑fund negative balances and finance staffing as new accounting standards arrive.
District finance staff highlighted cash‑flow details and one large short‑term instrument the board approved earlier in the year: the tax anticipation note used to bridge summer cash needs was paid in December, and the staff reported the final payment included principal of about $3,805,000 and interest charges of just over $98,000. Administrators also reviewed projections: staff reported projected property tax receipts above budget but said the state school fund rebalancing (expected in February or March) could reduce revenues; the superintendent said the district's projected ending fund balance is being monitored closely while capital needs such as a future turf replacement (roughly $1,000,000) and deferred maintenance remain significant.
