From left, Jamestown Board of Education Vice President Joe Pawelski, President Paule Abbot, and Superintendent Dr. Kevin Whitaker look over documents Tuesday at Jefferson Middle School. P-J photo by Michael Zabrodsky

Jamestown Public Schools received good marks for its yearly audit.

“It’s a clean audit,” JPS Dr. Kevin Whitaker said.

The Board of Education Tuesday was presented the information by certified public accountants Buffamante Whipple Buttafaro for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.

It’s the highest level of audit that a district can receive, Whitaker noted.

“They (BWB) found no challenges, issues or problems,” Whitaker added. They made a few recommendations. Usually those are pretty standard.”

In a prepared statement, BWB recommended the district should continue to review and accept both proposed adjusting journal entries and footnote disclosures; and continue to monitor fund balance throughout the year. The district’s fund balance was about $12,088,000 or about 10 percent of the district’s 2025-26 budget.

The district, in a statement, said it will continue to monitor its fund balance, and will review all options with regards to reservation and designation of the fund balance.

The board also approved a lease agreement with the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities.

The agreement centers around a parcel of land at 240 Harrison St. The BPU wants to lease the parcel so an above-ground fueling station can be built for its own use, for the use of City of Jamestown vehicles, and for other utility purposes.

A portion of the Harrison Street property is already being used by Chautauqua County for the construction and maintenance of public safety training facilities. Also JPS utilizes the shoreline of the property on an occasional basis for student educational purposes, and desires to be able to continue that use during the term of the lease. The Chadakoin River flows adjacent to the Harrison Street property.

“Working with the land that’s on Harrison Street, and we have an interest in being good neighbors and good municipal partners,” Whitaker said. “And so they (the BPU) are looking to lease that land for a fuel station. And it is helpful to them (the BPU) in order to accomplish what they need to accomplish. And it’s helpful to us in that we maintain access for our kids to be able to get back to where the Chadakoin comes around the back.”

Whitaker noted that Jamestown High School Environmental Club uses the shoreline for educational purposes.