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Rock Island County receives clean audit; auditors report general-fund surplus and no federal-findings
Summary
External auditors Baker Tilly told the County Board they will issue an unmodified (clean) opinion on Rock Island County's 2025 year-end audit, citing a roughly $2.6 million general fund surplus (largely from transfers) and no reportable internal-control findings in the single-audit of federal spending, including ARPA.
Baker Tilly presented the Rock Island County fiscal year 2025 audit and said the firm will issue an unmodified opinion, the highest level of assurance the auditors can provide. "We will be issuing an unmodified opinion, which is the highest level of assurance we can provide," the firm's principal Michael Malatt told the board, and staff said the final reports would be issued shortly after the meeting.
Malatt highlighted financial details in the draft reports: a roughly $2.6 million surplus in the general fund for the year (largely driven by transfers into the general fund), an approximate $400,000 increase before transfers, and a $4.7 million increase across general governmental funds compared with the prior year. He also summarized pension schedules, saying IMRF plans were "more or less stable" and generally well funded.
On federal awards, Baker Tilly said the county's single-audit produced a clean opinion and no reportable findings related to internal control or compliance. The auditors noted ARPA spending remained a primary focus of federal testing but said the county's grant administration processes supported a clean federal opinion.
Chairman Richard Brunk thanked the auditors and asked members for questions; none were raised. The board received the draft audit and acknowledged the auditor's offer to answer follow-up questions throughout the year.
