Banner County accepts 2025 audit, auditor flags segregation-of-duties weakness

Jan 21, 2026

Banner County commissioners voted to accept the countys 2025 audit, which showed a cash-basis fund balance of about $2.05 million and a clean opinion but identified a material weakness in internal control related to segregation of duties; the board agreed to address the finding and hire or reassign staff as needed.

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Banner County commissioners voted Jan. 20 to accept a 2025 audit presented by Kevin Sylvester of Dana Cole, who said the countys cash-basis financial statements received an unmodified (clean) opinion. Sylvester reported total county cash of $2,050,009.34 and described restricted and unrestricted portions of that balance.

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