Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
County auditor gives Manitowoc County a clean opinion; auditors flag human services deficit and rising debt
Summary
An external auditor reported an unmodified (clean) opinion on Manitowoc County’s 2024 financial statements, noting increases in reserves and long-term debt and a widening deficit in the human services fund.
Brian Grunewald, an external auditor with CliftonLarsonAllen, told the Manitowoc County Board the firm issued an unmodified opinion — commonly called a “clean” opinion — on the county’s 2024 comprehensive annual financial report.
Grunewald said the county’s general-fund reserves increased to about $5.6 million at year-end 2024, with unassigned general-fund balances of roughly $3.2 million. Special revenue funds totaled about $4.8 million, and the county’s opioid settlement fund held about $1.3 million at the end of 2024. Grunewald also noted $831,000 in ARPA-related interest earnings available to the county.
The nut of Grunewald’s presentation was his review of the human services fund and…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
