Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Auditors give Los Altos Hills a clean FY2024–25 opinion; $1.2M permit-fee refund noted

Finance & Investment Committee, Town of Los Altos Hills · January 5, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

Maize & Associates reported an unmodified (clean) opinion on Los Altos Hills’ FY2024–25 finances, a $500,000 rise in net position to $65.8 million and planned $1.0M Section 115 trust contribution; auditors flagged a prior-year $1.2M permit fee overcharge and recommended a footnote and resident reimbursements in FY25–26.

Vicky Rodriguez Valerga, engagement partner at Maize & Associates, told the Finance & Investment Committee that the town’s annual comprehensive financial report for the year ended June 30, 2025, will be issued with an unmodified opinion, the highest level of assurance auditors provide.

The audit shows the town’s total net position increased to $65,800,000, roughly $500,000 higher than the prior year, and the general fund’s unassigned fund balance rose to about $4.4 million. Rodriguez Valerga said revenues exceeded expenditures, driven largely by approximately $400,000 higher property-tax receipts and about $400,000 more investment income than the prior year.

“Overall, fiscal year 2024–25 was a strong year financially,”…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans