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Cole County accepts 2025 audit and orders publication of financial statement
Summary
The Cole County Commission unanimously accepted the county's 2025 audited financial statements presented by Williams-Keepers and voted to publish the Financial Statement in the local newspaper.
The Cole County Commission on June 30 unanimously accepted the county's 2025 audited financial statements presented by Ashley Brondel of audit firm Williams-Keepers and voted to order publication of the Financial Statement in the local newspaper.
Brondel presented the county's 2025 Summary Report for the year ended Dec. 31, 2025, along with the audited financial statements, an Auditor's Communication Letter and a Management Letter. Eastern District Commissioner Jeff Hoelscher moved to "accept the audit as presented," a motion seconded by Western District Commissioner Harry Otto and approved 3-0 (Presiding Commissioner Sam Bushman, Hoelscher and Otto voted yes).
Following acceptance, the commission voted to "order the publishing of the Financial Statement in the local newspaper and to sign where needed," a motion made by Commissioner Otto, seconded by Commissioner Hoelscher and approved unanimously.
Why it matters: Acceptance of the audit records the county's official, audited financial position for 2025. Publication of the Financial Statement meets local notice practices and allows the public to review the audited figures. The audit materials were supplied by Williams-Keepers as the audit firm for Cole County.
Next steps: The commission did not record further debate or amendments to the audit in the transcript excerpt; the motion to publish moves the financial statement into the public record.
