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State auditors give Mason County clean financial opinions but flag ARPA control gap
Summary
State auditors reported clean accountability and financial-statement opinions for Mason County's 2024 audits but identified a material weakness in federal grant controls: one ARPA-funded contractor payment of $25,702 lacked documented suspension/debarment verification. Auditors recommended stronger vendor checks and recordkeeping.
State auditors told Mason County officials the county received clean accountability and financial-statement audit opinions for the 2024 fiscal year, but the single-audit review of federal grants uncovered a material weakness tied to coronavirus state and local fiscal recovery funds (ARPA).
Tim, the state audit lead, said auditors performed three audit types for the period Jan. 1'Dec. 31, 2024: the accountability audit, the financial-statement audit and the single audit. "We did in fact find that the county's operations complied in all material respects with the applicable laws, regulations, and your policies," Tim said, summarizing the accountability results. He added the team issued an unmodified opinion on the…
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