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Norfolk auditors report expected clean opinion, council presses on delayed Norfolk Public Schools audit
Summary
CliftonLarsonAllen told the City Council it expects to issue an unmodified (clean) audit opinion for the city but flagged that the Norfolk Public Schools audit remains delayed; council members raised compliance and bond-timing concerns and asked staff to pursue shared-services or a joint meeting with the school board.
Sherry Amos, a principal with CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA), told the City Council during a work session that the firm anticipates issuing an unmodified audit opinion for the City of Norfolk, describing it as "a clean opinion or a good opinion." Amos said CLA found no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the city's internal controls and emphasized a risk-based audit approach that reviewed management override and revenue recognition as required auditing standards.
The audit presentation also flagged a delay in the audit for Norfolk Public Schools, which Amos said has not yet been issued because the school system has been slow to provide…
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