Cole County commission accepts clean 2025 audit; one internal-control deficiency noted

Jun 30, 2026

County auditors issued a clean opinion on Cole County's 2025 financial statements and reported federal spending of just over $4.1 million (triggering a single-audit); the auditors also flagged a significant deficiency in the circuit clerk's bank reconciliations.

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Cole County commissioners on July 1 accepted the county's 2025 audit after auditors from Williams Keepers presented a summary report that included an unmodified (clean) opinion on the financial statements and a single-audit triggered by federal expenditures exceeding $1 million.

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