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External auditors give Albany schools a clean opinion; staffing turnover cited for reduced reconciliations
Summary
EFPR presented an external audit for the year ended 06/30/2025, reporting unmodified (clean) opinions on financial statements and the federal single audit covering roughly $28 million in pass‑through federal funds; auditors noted a repeat but reduced finding related to asset/liability account reconciliations due to staffing turnover.
External auditors told the Albany City School District Board on Nov. 6 that the district’s financial statements and required compliance audits earned unmodified, or "clean," opinions for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.
Doug Zimmerman, partner at EFPR, said the firm will issue clean opinions on the basic financial statements, the federal single audit (required because the district receives approximately $28,000,000 in federal funds), and extra‑classroom activity funds. "As far as the audit results, we will be issuing unmodified or clean opinions on 3 different reports that we issue," he said.
Zimmerman told the board auditors found no reportable instances of noncompliance under government auditing standards or the Uniform Guidance. He did note a repeat finding — delays reconciling asset and liability accounts across multiple funds — that auditors attribute in part to staffing turnover; the finding was smaller this year and staff said they expect to fully address it as positions stabilize. "This was a repeat finding from last year. We encountered a similar item, but it was a reduced volume this year," Zimmerman said.
Board members praised the audit committee and asked about the reimbursability of transportation aid following an increase in transportation expense; finance staff confirmed an adjustment was included in the audit and said anticipated aid next year should cover the increase. The board voted unanimously to accept the audit report.
What happens next: The board adopted the audit results and staff will continue addressing the reconciliation finding and report progress to the audit committee.
