September 20, 2005 Olentangy Board of Education: Recently, the Finance and Audit committee was charged with reviewing the results of the March 1, 2005 Performance Audit completed by the State of Ohio. Our committee was specifically tasked with reviewing the Financial Systems and Human Resources sections of the report. We spent time as a team over the past few months reviewing the audit in detail. In some cases, the audit findings were very concise and offered good suggestions for improvements. In other cases, the identified issues and associated recommendations warranted further study. We are all grateful to Treasurer Andy Geistfeld, Assistant Treasurer Becky Jenkins, and other members of the administration and Board who discussed all of the audit recommendations openly and with an attitude that made our discussion of collective ideas for improvement as productive as possible. Based on our review of the audit, we are pleased to offer the following opinions on the audit recommendations made by the State. Finance and Audit Committee David Black Jeff Boothman Ann Marie Hunker Sue Mahler - Chair Mike Tracy Financial Systems Audit Recommendations Recommendation 2.1 The District should seek to provide public access to financial information via its website. The District should publish budget documents, financial reports and other useful financial information on its website. Committee Opinion 2.1 We agree ...