City auditor reports clean audit, single‑audit with no findings

Krista DeLuca, the city's independent auditor, told the Board of Aldermen the fiscal‑year audit for the period ending June 30, 2025, resulted in an unmodified opinion and no written findings on internal control or federal program compliance.

DeLuca said the city required a single audit because it spent more than $750,000 in federal awards during the fiscal year. She called the single audit "new" for the city's files and said staff made the documentation available: "Everything I asked for, Stacy was able to provide," she said, singling out Finance Director Stacy Houston for the work that made the clean report possible.

The auditor walked the board through key figures: the city reported total assets of $40,729,000, liabilities of $10,852,000 and a net position of $30,662,000. DeLuca said governmental activities increased net position by $2,223,000 and business‑type activities increased by $3,469,000, leaving a city‑wide change in net position of $5,691,000.

DeLuca also noted the audit's required disclosures and the schedule of expenditures of federal awards; she said there were no findings in the independent auditors' reports on internal control or on compliance with federal programs and that the schedule of findings included no reportable issues. "That's a big deal," DeLuca said, noting the single‑audit work and congratulating staff on a smooth process.

The board did not take formal action on the audit presentation. Members asked routine questions about the auditor's tenure and the number of municipalities the auditor serves.