Finance director highlights clean audit opinion for 2024 at Middlesex County meeting

During the business reports, the county finance director summarized the 2024 annual audit and noted that auditors issued an unmodified — or “clean” — opinion on the county’s financial statements.

The director said an annual audit is an independent assessment that helps ensure public resources are managed responsibly. She said the unmodified opinion means auditors found the financial statements to be presented fairly in all material respects and that there were no auditor recommendations that altered the opinion.

The director emphasized the role of government auditing in maintaining public-sector transparency and accountability but did not announce new financial actions or budgetary votes during the meeting. The resolution authorizing acceptance of the audit, the director said, was put forth at the Aug. 21 meeting.