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Board accepts 2023–24 audit report; trustees call for auditor presentation and community briefing
Summary
Trustees accepted the district's 2023–24 audit report (4 yes, 1 abstention) after extended questioning about pages showing expense increases and concerns about fiscal transparency. Auditors will be asked to present at the January meeting and a series of budget workshops was requested.
The board voted to accept the Hacienda La Puente Unified 2023–24 district audit report; the vote was recorded as 4 yes, 1 abstention. Several trustees said they wanted additional explanation for line‑item increases and asked that the auditors present a summary to the board and community at the January meeting so residents can better understand recent revenue and expenditure changes.
Trustees raised questions about pages showing an increase in instruction spending and larger book/supplies figures tied to a network infrastructure project. Associate Superintendent/Chief Business Official Manoj Roy Chowdhury and other cabinet members said the audit is a retrospective report while the first interim and budget are forward-looking documents; they agreed to schedule the auditors for a presentation and to hold follow-up budget workshops so the board and public can review variances in more detail.
