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Auditor: 2019 York City financial reports receive disclaimers; material weaknesses cited
Summary
Brown Plus auditor Brian Marchux told the York City Council committee that auditors issued a disclaimer for the city's main financial statements and a qualified opinion on component units, citing missing evidence, staff turnover and federal reporting problems; auditors flagged 11 material weaknesses and findings on federal awards and reporting.
Brian Marchux, a certified public accountant with Brown Plus Accountants and Advisors, told the York City Council committee on March 26 that the firm could not provide an opinion on York City's primary 2019 financial statements and found multiple material weaknesses in federal reporting.
Marchux said auditors issued a disclaimer on the city's main governmental financial statements because "we didn't have enough evidence to support the numbers." He said component units'audits (sewer authority, parking authority and redevelopment authority), which auditors did not perform themselves, produced a qualified opinion because some capital purchases were not capitalized.
The auditor told council the component units represent about 27% of…
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