Indian River Chief Financial Officer Resigns Amid Audit

Patrick Miller, chief finance officer at the Indian River School District, has submitted his resignation, effective June 30.

Miller was placed on paid leave April 24 after questions were raised about district finance records. He remains on paid leave until the end of June.

Miller has held the job since 1998. His current salary is $162,268.

The school district's annual budget is about $50 million annually.

Meanwhile, State Auditor R. Thomas Wagner Jr. and his staff have already begun an audit of Indian River finances.

The school district has not revealed what led to Miller's involuntary leave — or the state audit.

"The district’s finance office is currently receiving assistance from the Delaware Department of Education and another local school district," said Superintendent Susan Bunting in a statement. "It will continue to conduct its business as usual during the transition to a new Director of Business.”

Miller also had been audited in his previous job as chief financial officer of the Brandywine School District. He faced criminal charges as the result of that audit and resolved his legal troubles by entering a no contest plea before Superior Court Judge Carl Goldstein.

Settlement of those charges came after he began his new position with the Indian River School District.

Despite Miller's resignation, the state audit will continue.

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