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County auditor reports clean opinion but flags billing, reconciliation and reserve concerns
Summary
An external auditor told Smyth County supervisors the county received a clean, unmodified independent auditor opinion and clean single audit results for tested federal programs, but the audit noted recurring internal control adjustments, a water/sewer billing rate mis‑input affecting months of bills, opioid‑abatement fiscal‑agent reconciliation gaps, and a notable drop in unassigned fund balance.
An external auditor briefed Smyth County supervisors on the annual audit and related reports, saying the county’s financial statements received a clean, unmodified opinion while identifying specific control and compliance issues the board should address.
The auditor said two internal control items recurred (material proposed audit adjustments, typically the conversion of cash‑basis books toward accrual reporting) and described a water and sewer billing rate that had been input incorrectly into the billing system for nine to ten months; management later corrected the rate when auditors noted the error.…
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