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Halifax County finance department honored for 25th consecutive year; independent audit issues clean opinion, flags water fund cash-flow concern
Summary
Halifax County’s finance department received the Government Finance Officers Association certificate of achievement for financial reporting for the 25th consecutive year. County auditors issued an unmodified (clean) opinion on the FY 2023–24 financial statements but noted a cash-flow indicator of concern for the county’s water enterprise fund.
Halifax County’s finance department received the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 25th consecutive year during the county’s Dec. 2 meeting.
County Manager Dia Benton and Finance Director Mary Duncan presented the recognition. Duncan told commissioners the award reflects the department’s effort to prepare an annual comprehensive financial report that is “organized, readable, and transparent.” The board presented a plaque and recognized staff members in the audience.
The county’s independent auditors then delivered the fiscal year 2023–24 audit. Tim Lyons, the lead auditor, told the board the firm will issue an unmodified opinion — an accounting term for a clean…
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