Matthew Narvaiz | News-Bulletin Staff Writer

According to the report, the board of education allegedly violated the OMA by discussing the services of REDW, the firm that conducted a special audit in 2020, during a closed session. The auditors also found the district may have violated the proper procurement process by paying more than $50,000 in legal services to Himes, Petrarca and Fester and $45,000 to REDW — which exceeds the dollar amount that requires the district to go through a competitive procurement process for those services.