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City auditors issue unmodified opinion; finance director reports staffing gains and backlog cleared
Summary
Auditors presented an unmodified (clean) opinion for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. Finance Director reported hiring several permanent staff, processing the year's invoices and completing reconciliations; the council will formally receive and file the audit at a later meeting.
Auditors from the firm RSM (presenter Veronica Hernandez) reported an unmodified (clean) opinion on the City of Santa Paula’s financial statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. The auditor said there were no disagreements with management, no material misstatements identified and no significant deficiencies in internal controls.
Finance Director Christy Ramirez presented the department’s activity for the past eight months, describing recent hiring in accounts receivable and accounts payable, a high‑volume invoice processing period (more than 7,000 invoices and approximately $39 million in payments over eight months, which included construction and loan pass‑throughs), and payroll work to implement retroactive pay following labor negotiations. Ramirez said the department is nearly fully staffed and that the city will formally receive and file the audit at a subsequent meeting once a single Management’s Discussion & Analysis (MD&A) section is finalized.
The auditors recommended no material adjustments. Staff said they would return with the final MD&A and administrative letter.
