County gets clean audit but auditor flags internal‑control weaknesses

Jun 19, 2026

An independent auditor gave Franklin County an unmodified (clean) opinion on its 2025 financial statements but reported numerous GAAP departures and material adjustments, and recommended the county hire or contract qualified accounting staff to prepare statements before audits to avoid repeated adjustments.

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An independent auditor told the Franklin County Board of Commissioners the county’s 2025 financial statements received a clean, unmodified opinion but that the audit required numerous journal entries to bring records into GAAP-compliant form.

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