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Auditors give Salinas a clean opinion on 2025 financial report; committee lacks quorum to approve minutes
Summary
City staff and external auditors presented the 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report; auditors issued unmodified opinions and noted the recognition of about $21 million in ARPA funds as revenue. The Finance Committee lacked a quorum and tabled approval of minutes.
Selena Andrews, Finance Director for the City of Salinas, and auditors from the city's external firm presented the 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report on Feb. 3, 2026, and told the Finance Committee the city's financial statements "are fairly stated in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States." The committee did not have a quorum and tabled approval of the minutes.
"We issued unmodified opinions to all opinion units," said Colleen Delaney, the engagement partner from the city's external auditing firm, summarizing the audit results. Delaney said the opinions indicate the financial statements are fairly presented in all material respects and that the auditors identified no material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting.
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