Audit finds no deficiencies; Ellensburg board reviews April financials and recent bus purchase

Kim Snyder, executive director of finance and operations, presented the April 2024 financial update and told the board that an audit of nutrition services and COVID‑19 education‑stabilization funding found the district in full compliance with no significant deficiencies or findings. The audit exit letter was included in the meeting packet.

Snyder reported the general fund revenue at roughly 68.67% of budget and expenditures at about 62.31% of budget through eight months, with a reported general‑fund balance of 17.16%. The capital projects fund balance was reported at about $33,080,000; the debt service fund balance about $1,870,000; the ASB fund about $550,000; and the transportation/vehicle fund about $731,000. Snyder noted the district purchased another bus for about $140,000 and cautioned that fund balances typically decline in the coming months as expenditures outpace revenues during year end.

Snyder also reminded the board that certain revenue and expenditure numbers are subject to change as year‑end entries and payments post. A board member asked for clarification on a page with earlier numbers; Snyder confirmed that the packet figures were correct and that one slide had an earlier month’s numbers by mistake when read aloud.

The superintendent and finance director said there were no discrepancies between the county treasurer reports and the district trial balances in the areas reported to the board.