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City audit: Plante Moran issues unmodified opinion, flags two control issues

Garden City City Council · January 13, 2026
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Summary

Plante Moran presented Garden City’s FY2025 audit and issued an unmodified opinion. Auditors reported a material weakness involving year-end journal entries and a significant deficiency in payroll segregation of duties; auditors recommended a secondary review process.

Plante Moran presented Garden City’s June 30, 2025 financial statement audit to the council on Jan. 12, announcing an unmodified audit opinion and two remaining internal-control issues.

Ramsey Abdullah, partner with Plante Moran, told council, “Plante Moran has issued an unmodified opinion on your financial statements,” meaning the auditors consider the statements materially accurate and compliant with applicable standards. The firm handed council an audit report and a condensed graph packet summarizing key financial trends.

Auditors said two internal-control matters remain.…

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