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Auditor issues unmodified opinion on FY24 report; commissioners vote to transmit audit to state
Summary
Finance director Mark Barnes presented the fiscal year 2024 audited financial statements, which received an unmodified opinion. The board authorized transmittal of the audit to the state after staff noted three findings — two still open — and highlighted increases in fund balances and capital spending.
Mark Barnes, Effingham County finance director, presented highlights from the fiscal year 2024 audited financial statements at the April 15 meeting. The audit firm issued an unmodified opinion on the county’s financial statements; the board voted to transmit the audit to the state.
Barnes walked commissioners through operating revenues and expenses across major funds, noting revenue increases in the general fund driven by sales tax, title ad valorem tax on vehicles and investment earnings. He said investment income was unusually strong in fiscal…
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