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Murray County receives unmodified 2023 audit, auditor flags procurement and reporting issues
Summary
Amy Thomas of the Office of the State Auditor presented an unmodified (clean) opinion for Murray County's 2023 audit but identified findings related to financial reporting, ditch budgeting, certified payroll for construction and federal funding, publishing county payments, and contracting and bidding procedures.
Amy Thomas of the Office of the State Auditor presented Murray County’s 2023 audit at the May 27 county board meeting and reported an unmodified audit opinion while listing multiple findings the county must address.
Thomas told the board the audit produced a clean (unmodified) opinion but identified deficiencies in several areas, including financial reporting requirements, accounting for ditch budgets and related interest and funding, certified payroll reporting for construction projects involving federal funds, the publishing of county payments, and county contracting and bidding practices.
The board did not take additional action during the presentation beyond receiving the audit report. County staff will need to address the findings through the county’s regular financial and administrative processes; the audit materials provided to the board list the findings but do not specify remediation timelines in the meeting record.
The board heard the audit during its routine business session; no formal vote was required to receive the audit beyond its inclusion on the consent/regular agenda.
