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Eaton County posts clean 2023–24 audit; commissioners briefed on budget pressure and Headlee limits ahead of special budget sessions
Summary
Eaton County auditors issued an unmodified opinion for fiscal year 2023–24 and found no federal award findings; county finance officials nonetheless warned of continued budget pressure tied to Headlee tax limits and rising personnel costs.
EATON COUNTY — Eaton County officials reported an unmodified (clean) audit for fiscal year 2023–24 and discussed the budget pressures that have prompted a special budget meeting on April 25 and a separate decision meeting in May.
Nathan Balderman, the audit partner who presented the results, told the board the independent audit team issued an unmodified opinion on the county’s financial statements and found no material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in internal controls. He also said the county’s federal single‑audit program testing for ARPA funds (the program tested this year) returned no findings.
"We did issue an unmodified opinion ... That's considered to be a clean opinion," Balderman said. He added that audit procedures do not test every transaction but are designed to provide reasonable assurance that "the financial statements are fairly stated in all material respects."
Finance Director Melissa Ballard reviewed key budget numbers presented in the Ways and Means packet.…
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