External auditor issues clean opinion but cites two repeat material weaknesses for Polk County

Sep 17, 2025

CliftonLarsonAllen gave Polk County an unmodified (clean) opinion on its 2024 financial statements but reported two repeat material weaknesses — material audit adjustments and limited segregation of duties — and reviewed key fiscal metrics including an 86.9% unassigned fund balance and a negative dams special revenue fund timing issue.

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CliftonLarsonAllen issued an unmodified — or "clean" — opinion on Polk County's 2024 financial statements, but the firm's principal flagged two repeat material weaknesses and several items for county leaders to monitor.

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