Board Meeting Part Two: Audit Actions
At the last Board meeting, COO/CFO Don Kennedy presented a action plan for the district's response to the State Auditor's report. Now this isn't the district's first attempt. They did put out a reply in July 2010 about some actions taken but boy, were there some whopper statements in it. Here's one: “Because we are deeply committed to being good stewards of the public’s resources, we take the information in this audit very seriously,” said Superintendent Maria L. Goodloe-Johnson, Ph.D. “We acknowledge the need to take specific corrective actions noted in the report. It is a key priority to implement appropriate control and accountability measures, with specific consequences, for situations in which policies are not followed.” Okay, Dr. Goodloe-Johnson, since you want to be a good steward and follow policies, how about refunding the money you spent on the retirement banquet? It's already been termed "gifting of public funds." Or, at least, commit...