Director Nagel urges audit RFP as board discusses rising audit costs
Jul 24, 2025
Director Rick Nagel urged the board to consider an RFP for auditing services after noting that audit costs have risen sharply; Supt. Brent Barry attributed higher costs to federal-grant complexity (two ESSER grants, Title I, IDEA, school nutrition) and proposed comparing contracts and meeting with the current auditor, KDP.
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Director Rick Nagel told the board that he believes the district's audit costs "have gone up dramatically" and urged staff to explore whether soliciting proposals from other auditing firms would produce savings or better value.
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