District reports bond‑audit follow‑ups and presents revised BAC charter to committee

District staff updated the Facilities Improvement & Oversight Committee on the status of bond audit recommendations and presented a revised Bond Accountability Committee (BAC) charter at the May 27 meeting.

Sarah Norman reviewed items the external auditor had marked closed after contract amendments — including aligning deliverable milestones and adding interim cost estimate checkpoints for CM/GC contracts — and described remaining open recommendations. The auditor reopened a recommendation that asked the district to provide project‑specific performance measurement plans; staff said they had submitted project‑level PMPs and a responsibility matrix for positions in the bond program and expect the auditor to close the item after review.

On staffing and workload comparisons, Norman said the external auditor requested more explicit comparisons of estimated workloads to staffing capacity; the district provided a staffing schedule and responsibility matrix and awaits further auditor feedback. "We expect that this will be closed on the next round...the external auditor will follow up with us on," Norman said.

Separately, the BAC presented a revised charter that committee members and legal counsel reviewed item by item. The BAC representative said the group retained most of the committee's suggested language, added clarifying legal input and concluded the document reflected the board’s intent; committee members praised the revision and said it will be on the board agenda for June 9.

What happens next: staff will share project‑level PMPs with the external auditor and provide BAC materials to committee members; the revised BAC charter is scheduled for the board agenda on June 9. No votes were taken at the committee meeting.