The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the FCPS audit committee put forward the recommendation, along with a number of others, amid internal and state-led investigations into what went wrong in this year's rocky budgeting process.
We all share a desire to get to the bottom of everything.Fayette School Board Chair Tyler Murphy
At the committee's previous meeting, school board chair Tyler Murphy said district leaders share a desire to root out the problems, which led to public outcry over a tax proposal, confusion over the status of the budget, and calls for Liggins to step down.
"We will respect the independence of any process to us," Murphy said. "We all share a desire to get to the bottom of everything, to get to the facts, and then get the information that the board needs, that our community needs, and that the administration needs to move forward in a way that's transparent."
The board has the option of calling a special meeting to approve the audit committee's recommendations, which could come with a price tag between $50,000 and $100,000.
Although Liggins told a legislative panel in September that the district's initial $16 million budget shortfall appeared predictable earlier in the budget season, given similar challenges facing districts across the country, he added that the drastic downward revision in the contingency fund left him "shocked."
Asked point-blank if he felt he was provided accurate budget information this year, he responded, "Without revealing too much of the investigation, the direct answer to that is no."
FCPS board member Monica Mundy has said it's clear the board has "work to do" and should "leave no stone unturned" in the audits, with taxpayer money at stake.
Asked whether she has trust in the current superintendent, Mundy told WUKY, "Moving forward, there's trust to be built for all of us and I look forward to working with him and hopefully rebuilding that trust as we go."