Auditors issue clean opinion; Cherokee County fund balance described as healthy

Apr 21, 2026

Nichols Cawley reported an unmodified (clean) opinion on Cherokee Countys 2025 financial statements, found no material weaknesses or significant deficiencies, and noted a $64 million fund balance and $152 million in general fund expenditures.

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Greg Chapman, an audit partner with Nichols Cawley, told the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners on April 21 that the firm issued an unmodified (clean) opinion on the countys financial statements for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2025. "We did run an unmodified opinion on your financial statements as a whole, and that's the highest level of assurance that can be received on your financial statements," Chapman said.

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