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City auditor issues unmodified opinion on St. Pete Beach 2024 financial statements; three control comments noted

5793749 · August 27, 2025
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James Moore & Co. issued an unmodified opinion on the City of St. Pete Beach's financial statements for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2024, and reported three internal-control or documentation comments tied largely to recent staff transitions.

James Moore & Company presented the annual audit results for the City of St. Pete Beach’s fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2024, reporting an unmodified opinion on the city’s financial statements and noting three comments related to reconciliation, payroll documentation and access-rights procedures.

Zach Shallowfore, partner with James Moore & Company, told the commission the auditors issued the best-level opinion — an unmodified opinion — meaning the financial statements are fairly presented in all material respects. He noted the audit timing had slipped from the city’s usual schedule but that the firm and city staff are planning to return to a normal timetable next year.

The auditors identified three report comments they described as largely the result of…

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