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Granville County audit: unmodified opinion, one finding; commissioners press to speed capital projects
Summary
An independent audit of Granville County returned an unmodified opinion and a single finding (a fixed asset not recorded on depreciation schedules); board members praised the fiscal position and asked county staff how to accelerate the capital improvement plan while staffing constraints remain.
Alan Thompson, introduced to the Granville County Board as the auditors’ representative, presented the county’s fiscal year 2024–25 audit and said the firm issued an unmodified opinion on the financial statements. "The opinion that we issued is an unmodified report," Thompson told commissioners, adding the audit identified only one finding related to recording a fixed asset on the depreciation schedule.
The presentation highlighted what Thompson described as strong fiscal metrics: a total general fund balance of roughly $53.77 million, an unassigned fund balance near $35.6 million (about 40.7% of general fund expenditures), and an operating surplus in fiscal operations. He also told the board the county had reduced total debt…
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