Board of Education

The Fiscal Management Committee (previously the Audit Committee) reviews issues pertaining to the management and audit of Montgomery County Public Schools’ fiscal, capital, and human resources, including the Board’s operating budget, the Capital Improvement Program, staffing plans, and allocations.

It was established by Board of Education Resolution No. 305-08

Text of Resolution No. 305-08

On Tuesday, July 22, 2008, the Board of Education’s Audit Committee met and by unanimous vote recommended the following resolution for Board approval:

WHEREAS, On September 13, 1980, the Board of Education passed a resolution creating an Audit Committee, which was given responsibilities for reviewing internal audit reports, meeting with the external auditors to discuss the scope of their work and their audit findings, and reviewing reports generated by the Department of Financial Services; and

WHEREAS, On November 13, 1980, the Board adopted a set of procedures and responsibilities regarding the appointment, terms of office, and meetings of the committee, and the committee's relationship to internal audit, external audit, and the Montgomery County Public Schools’ business functions; and

WHEREAS, The Board desires a process within the committee for reviewing issues pertaining to the management and audit of Montgomery County Public Schools’ fiscal, capital, and human resources, including the Board’s operating budget, the Capital Improvement Program, staffing plans, and allocations; now therefore be it

Resolved, That the Audit Committee be renamed the Fiscal Management Committee; and be it further

Resolved, That the Committee’s Procedures and Responsibilities be revised as follows:

A. Procedures  

1. The Fiscal Management Committee shall consist of three members, elected by the full board, serving staggered terms of three years each. The term of office shall begin on December 1 of the year of appointment and end three years later on November 30. If a member resigns from the committee or is unable to serve his/her full term, the Board shall appoint another member to serve the balance of the term. Eligibility for appointment to the Fiscal Management Committee shall be limited to members of the Board of Education whose remaining terms of office with the Board are equal to or greater than the terms for which they are appointed on the Fiscal Management Committee.
2. The chairperson of the Fiscal Management Committee shall be elected by the full Board at its annual organizational meeting in December.
3. Regular meetings of the Fiscal Management Committee shall be held quarterly. Special meetings may be called by the chairperson or at the request of either of the other members to the chairperson. As required by law, the superintendent of schools or his designee shall attend all meetings of the committee.
4. The Board office in collaboration with the superintendent’s office shall provide staff assistance to keep minutes of each regular and special meeting of the committee and to prepare correspondence and other documents necessary to the transaction of the committee's business. Copies of the minutes of each regular and special meeting of the committee shall be furnished to the Board of Education, together with the committee’s recommendations, if any, concerning the subject matter of the meeting. The minutes and the agenda shall be posted on the Board’s website as soon as they are available.

1. The superintendent of schools shall report periodically to the committee on the internal audit activities of the school system.
2. The superintendent of schools shall furnish the committee with copies of all audit reports which contain significant findings and/or recommendations, and, upon request, any other audit or study reports.
3. The committee shall meet with appropriate Montgomery County Public Schools staff from time to time to discuss its internal audit reports and operations.

1. The superintendent shall keep the committee informed of any plans to change the external auditors or to make major changes in the scope of the audit contract. The committee shall make recommendations to the Board of Education regarding the approval of the audit contract.
2. The committee shall meet with the external auditors and appropriate MCPS staff to discuss the auditors' management letter and shall make recommendations to the Board of Education, as appropriate, regarding specific items in the management letter.

1. The committee shall receive copies of the annual financial statements and shall meet with the superintendent’s designee to review the statements.
2. The superintendent shall provide the committee with such interim financial statements and data as the committee may request.
3. The committee shall undertake periodic reviews of issues pertaining to the management and audit of Montgomery County Public Schools’ fiscal, capital, and human resources, including the Board’s operating budget, the Capital Improvement Program, staffing plans, and allocations.