6690 Audit Committee
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Board of Education will designate and appoint an Audit Committee for purposes of overseeing and carrying out the Board’s audit policies and the performance of related duties and responsibilities. The district’s Audit Committee shall be comprised of four members with staggered terms, with one representing the community and three representing the Board.
Employees of the school district are prohibited from serving on the committee. The Audit Committee shall:
- Recommend internal and external audit plans to the Board, specifying the areas of District operations to be reviewed for compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, operating efficiency and effectiveness;
- Receive and review the resulting audit reports; and propose recommendations to the Board for action as may be necessary and appropriate;
- Receive and review the report of the external auditor on any findings commented on during the annual audit report, and the management response thereto, and propose recommendations to the Board for action as may be necessary and appropriate;
- Make recommendations concerning the selection of the Internal Auditor and the External auditor, pursuant to the relevant Board policies and meet with the External Auditor prior to commencement of the Audit;
- Perform any other responsibilities outlined by the Board and/or as listed in the District’s Audit Committee Charter.
It is not the intent of the Board of Education that the Audit Committee participate in or be responsible for the day to day operations of the school district or in the decisions that are the responsibility of the Superintendent of Schools or Assistant Superintendent for Business, or the other district administrators.
Ref: Education Law §2116-c
Adoption date: November 18, 2008
Reviewed: February 23, 2021
