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Brown County auditors report no material weaknesses but flag reporting controls and fund‑balance issues

5929583 · December 2, 2024
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Jason Hill, legislator of audit, presented Brown County’s 2022–23 audit closing conference, reporting no material weaknesses but identifying a significant deficiency in controls over financial reporting and flagging high unassigned general‑fund balances and restricted snow‑removal funds.

Jason Hill, legislator of audit, presented the Brown County Commission with the audit closing conference for the 2022–23 audit period and summarized findings and recommendations.

Hill told commissioners the audit found no material weaknesses in internal controls but identified “the controls over financial reporting” as a significant deficiency, primarily because fund financial statements and business‑type activity information were combined and required adjustments. “We had no material weaknesses in the internal controls,” Hill said. “The only thing we found that resulted in a significant deficiency is the controls over financial reporting.”

Hill said the audit also noted an unassigned general‑fund balance that “exceeded 40% of the total of…

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