The Long Branch City Council heard the results of the city’s 2024 financial audit, and the City Auditor reported an unmodified ("clean") opinion and no findings in this year’s report.

The auditor told the council the city’s general fund surplus is roughly $18,000 lower than last year and stands at about 25% of the total budget, within rating‑agency guidance. The auditor recommended reviewing older capital ordinances so the city can cancel unused authorizations and recapture funded balances for other projects.

"The opinion was a clean opinion, the unmodified opinion report, which is the best thing you can get. We have no findings in the report this year," the City Auditor said. The auditor also noted that a single finding from last year had already been corrected.

During the presentation a council member asked whether a resolution must be passed certifying the council reviewed the audit and any recommendations. The auditor said the council should pass such a resolution certifying review; the auditor confirmed there were no current comments or recommendations for the council to review.

On procedure and bookkeeping the auditor suggested the council and administration review older capital ordinances—some dating back decades—and cancel those that are no longer needed to create available capital surplus for future uses. The auditor described that practice as optional but good fiscal housekeeping.

No formal vote on any audit‑related ordinance or finding was recorded in the transcript; council staff said a resolution to certify the council’s review would be presented to the body at a later point in the meeting process.