New Mexico auditor warns Los Lunas Board of Education

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.

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