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Pinellas County posts clean audit, clerk’s office highlights low debt and transparency
Summary
County Clerk Ken Burke and external auditors told the Board of County Commissioners the fiscal year 2024 annual comprehensive financial report earned a clean (unmodified) audit opinion, the county has relatively low bonded debt and strong reserves, and the administration continues to expand public financial transparency.
The Pinellas County clerk’s office and external auditors presented the county’s fiscal year 2024 financial statements to the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, saying the report received an unmodified (clean) audit opinion and noting the county’s relatively low bonded debt.
Clerk of the Circuit Court Ken Burke said the audit and required financial statements “were submitted to the state as required by law,” and highlighted the county’s low bonded borrowings. “We have under $70,000,000 worth of debt in Pinellas…
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