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Blair County accepts 2024 audit; auditors report clean opinion, two federal-compliance findings in treasurer's office
Summary
County auditors gave Blair County an unmodified (clean) opinion on the 2024 financial statements but reported two repeat findings in the treasurer's office related to segregation of duties and untimely bank reconciliations. Commissioners voted to accept the audit.
Blair County Commissioners voted Thursday to accept the county’s 2024 financial statement audit and single-audit report after a presentation by auditors from ZA LLC.
The audit team, led by Derek Schrader, said the county received an unmodified opinion — the highest level of assurance — on the 2024 financial statements. Schrader also described the single-audit work on federal awards and said auditors examined roughly 72% of the county’s federal expenditures under a risk-based approach.
The auditors reported two findings in the single-audit report that both related to the treasurer’s office: a repeat failure to maintain adequate segregation of duties and bank reconciliations that were several months late. Schrader said the reconciliations were “a couple months” behind. He noted auditors can provide suggestions but do not make management decisions.
Schrader flagged two notable year-to-year changes readers will see in the statements: recognition of about $18,000,000 in previously received funds as revenue between 2023 and 2024, and an increase in tax revenue of roughly $3,000,000 tied to a millage increase.
Commissioners moved to accept the audit as presented; the motion passed on a voice vote.
The audit presentation also pointed commissioners and residents to the management’s discussion and analysis (MD&A) section of the financial statements for narrative context on year-to-year changes.
