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Auditor gives clean opinion but flags long‑running material weakness; Lynn Water moves general ledger to Munis
Summary
Independent auditors delivered an unmodified (clean) opinion on the commission's financial statements but reported a continuing material weakness tied to a crashed general ledger system; staff described implementation of the Munis municipal financial system to address controls and workflow.
The commission received the annual audit presentation from Chris Pellen, a partner at the auditing firm Witham, who said the auditors issued an unmodified (clean) opinion on the financial statements but reported a material weakness related to the commission's general ledger software failure.
Pellen said auditors issue two reports—one on the financial statements and one on internal controls—and that the internal‑controls review produced a material weakness that has persisted for several years. He described the weakness as tied to the general ledger system crash…
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