Williamsburg Housing Authority gets clean audit in review of last fiscal year

The Williamsburg Housing Authority received a clean bill of health in their yearly audit, with auditors noting that no adverse findings were made.

An audit report for the housing authority’s 2022-2023 fiscal year was presented to the Williamsburg Housing Board during their regular quarterly meeting last Thursday by Joel Lane, certified public accountant and managing partner of Lane & Company, which is based out of Mount Sterling. According to Lane, the housing authority received a “clean audit.”

“In our opinion, the financial statements referred to are presented fairly in all material respects,” said Lane.

There were no notes or recommendations made as part of the audit. However, Lane did state that the housing authority was deemed a “low risk auditee” due to having two consecutive years with no adverse findings. 

“Everything is in good order,” said Lane.

The housing authority’s fiscal year runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30 each year.

In other housing board business:

– A new dwelling lease for housing authority tenants was briefly discussed by the board. Though no specifics were mentioned in detail, there are expected to be changes and additions made to the existing lease. 

Among the additions that were mentioned are what is known as “house rules.” According to Mary Thornton, director of Williamsburg Housing Authority, such rules are mandated by the government to be in place at all housing authority locations, though Williamsburg has never had any.

No vote was made during Thursday’s meeting, though the board is expected to review a final draft of the new lease during their next meeting in August.

– A fire that damaged several housing units at the Brush Arbor complex in March still has those apartments out of commission. The housing authority had solicited for bids to have the units repaired, but no bids were received, according to Thornton. 

For that reason, Thornton said the window for bids to be turned in was being extended by 30 days.