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External auditors give Wichita a clean opinion for 2025; three federal findings noted
Summary
Eide Bailly delivered unmodified (clean) opinions on Wichita's 2025 financial statements and on five federal programs tested, while reporting three federal audit findings related to documented supervisory review and remediation follow‑up; council received and filed the report.
The city’s 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFAR) received an unmodified opinion from external auditors Eide Bailly, who also issued clean opinions on the five federal programs tested, city officials said on July 21.
Jamie Fay, a partner with the auditing firm, told the council the financial statement audit produced a "clean opinion" and that separate federal program testing (including CDBG and housing voucher clusters) also yielded unmodified opinions. Fay noted three findings in the single audit: two instances where supervisory review of timesheets or a CDBG report lacked formal documented review, and one instance in the housing voucher cluster where an expected remediation follow‑up did not occur within the required timeframe. She said the findings were limited instances within sample testing and did not change the overall clean opinion.
Mark Manning of the finance department said the audit is exhaustive and thanked the finance and controller staff for their work. Council accepted the audit presentation and voted to receive and file the ACFAR for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2025.
The auditors also described other engagements and agreed‑upon procedures for city entities and noted upcoming GASB standard changes that will require ongoing staff work.
