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Independent auditors give Florence a clean opinion; council approves early‑purchase budget amendment
Summary
Independent auditors issued an unmodified (clean) opinion on Florence's FY2024–25 financial statements and clean single-audit opinions for two federal programs; council approved a budget amendment to appropriate excess fund balance for early capital purchases including vehicles and fire safety equipment.
An independent audit firm presented the City of Florence's FY2024–25 annual comprehensive financial report and related communications to council. "Our opinion is a clean opinion," auditor Grant Davis said, using the firm's terminology of an "unmodified" opinion to describe the audit conclusion. The auditors reported no instances of noncompliance, noted one internal-control deficiency, and issued clean single-audit opinions on two federal programs (the coronavirus state and local fiscal recovery funds and the Community Development Block Grant program).
Separately, finance staff presented an ordinance to amend the FY2025–26 general fund budget to appropriate funding for non-recurring, capital 'early purchases' funded from excess unassigned fund balance remaining from FY24–25. Finance Director Glenn (Bodenheimer) said the purchases include farmers market facility improvements, patrol vehicle replacements, fire breathing apparatus, a tree truck, a recreation bus and a mobile jumbotron screen required for league compliance.
Council approved the budget amendment on first reading by voice vote. Auditor Grant Davis and staff encouraged council members and the public to review the management's discussion and analysis section of the audit report for context on revenue and asset changes.
Council did not take action on audit findings beyond accepting the report; staff will file the audit documents and follow up on the one internal-control deficiency noted in the auditor's report.
