LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Fayette County Schools is moving forward with multiple external audits to investigate how the district found itself facing a $16 million budget shortfall, even as the working budget may receive approval.

The school board's audit committee held a special virtual meeting on Monday to discuss coordination of the investigation process. The committee aims to establish clear communication lines with reviewing parties to prevent overlap in their investigations.

"I think if this committee can have a clear accounting or enumeration of any pending investigations, reviews, audits that are ongoing, and if there's engagement letters that clearly define the scope and objectives of those engagements, I think that would be really helpful to understand the scale and scope of wha

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