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State auditor gives Clay County an unmodified opinion, flags internal-control and Medicaid eligibility issues

Clay County Board of Commissioners · November 18, 2025
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Summary

The state auditor told the Clay County Board the county’s 2024 financial statements received an unmodified opinion, while auditors found three reportable findings: one internal-control (segregation of duties) and two federal single-audit findings related to Medicaid eligibility documentation and timeliness.

The Clay County Board of Commissioners heard from Karen Stacken of the Office of the State Auditor that the county ‘‘did receive an unmodified opinion on the financial statements, and that is the best opinion you can receive.’’ Stacken presented the results of the 2024 financial-statement audit and the single-audit tests of federal programs.

Stacken said auditors identified three findings. The first, listed as finding 2024-1, concerned segregation of duties in several fee-collecting departments where a single employee performed…

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