Orange County, California has 28 school districts, and they all share the fiscal year end of June 30. The timely release of their annual financial statements is usually before the end of the year. However, only 22 of them had their auditors field work completed before Dec. 31, 2022.
Huntington Beach Union High School District has the honor of being the last to release its audited financial statements. Although the outside Certified Public Accountancy firm’s independent auditor’s report was dated Jan. 23, 2023, the report was not released until June 14, 2023, due to some form of certification expected from the State Controller’s Office. My thanks to its board president, Diana Carey, for her assistance in providing me with the information….