District 113A Board to Discuss Transportation Audit, Superintendent Search

School board members in Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A will be updated Tuesday on the status of a recent transportation audit for the Illinois State Board of Education.

On Jan. 24, District 113A Business Manager Barbara Germany told board members she was concerned the district could owe as much as $295,000 to the state of Illinois for "unallowable transportation reimbursements" for the 2009-10 school year.

The district already owes $328,956 for a transportation audit adjustment for the 2008-09 school year.

Board members directed Germany to review the district's past two transportation claims after they learned of the audit adjustment Dec. 20. After going through the documents, she found that the claim for the 2009-10 school year was prepared exactly the same as the claim adjusted by the state auditors, creating cause for concern.

Germany contacted the state Jan. 25, and just two days later a representative from the ISBE External Assurance department requested specific documents to audit.

The school board will be updated on the status of the audit Tuesday evening.

Also on the agenda:

• District 113A Board President will provide an update on the superintendent search. Board members interviewed six candidates Saturday, and will interview the two finalists separately Wednesday and Friday.

• The board will formally appoint Germany and Interim Superintendent Robert Madonia to prepare a tentative budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year.

• Board members will also consider approval of an updated charge statement for the district's Finance Committee.