Cole County accepts clean 2025 audit, auditor flags one internal-control deficiency
Jun 30, 2026
The Cole County Commission accepted the county's 2025 audit summarizing a clean (unmodified) opinion; auditors noted a single significant deficiency tied to the circuit clerk's untimely bank reconciliations and recommended follow-up steps.
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The Cole County Commission on the record accepted the county's 2025 audit after a presentation from Williams Keepers audit manager Ashley Brondell. Brondell said the auditors issued an unmodified (clean) opinion on the county's financial statements and that federal expenditures for the year exceeded $4.1 million, triggering a single-audit review.
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