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Audit shows unmodified opinion and increased fund balances; commissioners approve TrueComp salary benchmarking subscription
Summary
The county received an unmodified FY2025 audit with one finding on constitutional officers' funds, an ~$11M general fund balance increase (largely ARPA transfer), and record $58M capital spending. Commissioners voted to transmit the audit to the state and approved a three‑year TrueComp salary benchmarking subscription to address recruitment and retention.
Finance Director Mark Barnes presented highlights of Effingham County’s FY2025 audited financial statements on Feb. 17, reporting an unmodified (clean) audit opinion with a single finding related to constitutional officers’ funds. Barnes said the county’s general fund balance increased by about $11 million in fiscal 2025, largely driven by an ~$8 million one‑time transfer from the ARPA fund as that grant closed…
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