In the ongoing legal war north of Duluth in the St. Louis County Schools:
In his testimony, [Superintendent] Rick acknowledged that the discrepancies between the financial claims that the district made in newsletters and brochures it sent to voters and the actual figures might have made a difference in how residents voted on the referendum.
He further testified that he believed the updated financial projections, which would have revealed the district’s improved finances, were never completed. Left unanswered was who made the decision not to complete the updated projections, and why. Also unanswered is why the school district paid JCI for the financial work, which it did according to invoices reviewed by the Timberjay, if the work was never completed.
