Comptroller reviews Buena lunch policy, insurance contracts

The Office of the State Comptroller issued a report Wednesday reviewing the awarding of insurance broker contracts and the administration of health insurance and lunch programs in the Buena Regional School District.

The report,a follow-upon a Comptroller's Office audit of the district in 2020, indicates that Buena Regional largely complies with state standards. It still, however, falls short of certain transparency requirements with respect to insurance-broker contracts.

Acting Comptroller Kevin Walsh admonished Buena Regional on the latter point in a news release issued Wednesday.

"Local governments need to be transparent so taxpayers can see how their taxes are being spent,"Walsh said.