Don’t blink, because it’s about to disappear with hardly a trace.

The agenda for Thursday’s meeting of Huntley School District 158 came out late yesterday. Included is this item on the agenda for action:

“Resolution to Close the Forensic Audit / Roll Call”

One would think that with a board policy that “appropriate data and background information”shall be distributed to the board 48 hours ahead of time, there would be information in the “board packet” that board members receive ahead of time.

Here is the only information sent to the entire District 158 board:

“Background and Recommendation

“The following is a summary report on the Forensic Audit and associated investigations, as well as a resolution to declare the Forensic Audit and associated investigations complete.”

That’s it. That the only information the entire board received 48 hours ahead of time regarding closing out the forensic audit.

No report.

No resolution.

This is the audit that Larry Snow had to drag the board, kicking and screaming, so to speak to conduct.

This is the audit that were auditors Jefferson Wells sucked up $100,000 and found huge illegitimate fringe benefits granted to administrators by administrators.

The auditor also verified that a former payroll clerk’s actions were worthy of sending to the state’s attorney’s office. And some records were sent, although it has not been confirmed that the crucial check allegedly signed by the payroll clerk to herself made it to the state’s attorney’s office.

Well, the public was warned.

Board President Mike Skala told the Daily Herald he doesn’t want a forensic audit that would concentrate on impropriety. He “prefers a special audit to focus would be on where the money was spent, rather than possible impropriety,” according to the paper.

That was even though outside auditor Tim Cole warned right out loud,

“I just want you to know that people could easily be stealing money from the district.”

The board majority enacted new rules, allegedly enacted to make board meetings “more business like.”

Sure.

Current Board Chairman Shawn Green and the board majority obviously don’t want board members Larry Snow and Aileen Seedorf to have sufficient time to pour over whatever is in the report and the wording of the resolution.