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Washington County receives clean audit for 2024; auditors note stable fund trends
Summary
External auditors reported an unmodified opinion on Washington County's 2024 financial statements and no reportable conditions in federal program testing; auditors highlighted stable general-fund balances, a $1.5M bond payoff and a $2M increase in net pension liability.
Hinton Burdick CPAs and Advisors told the Board of Commissioners the county's 2024 financial statements "present fairly in all material respects" and that the county received a clean (unmodified) audit opinion.
"The county passed their audit," said Steve Palmer, partner with Hinton Burdick, summarizing both the financial-statement opinion and the federal-single-audit testing of four programs (State and Local Fiscal Recovery funds, the aging cluster, watershed rehabilitation and cooperative forestry assistance). Palmer said auditors found no reportable conditions and no significant matters required for state reporting.
Palmer reviewed five-year trends in the general fund, capital projects and other funds, noting stable cash and fund balances, increases in capital spending tied to construction projects, and that one bond was paid off in 2024 reducing county debt by about $1.5 million. He added the county's net pension liability increased by approximately $2 million from 2023 to 2024, a function of demographics and market returns.
Commissioners thanked the audit team and Clerk-Auditor staff for their work; no follow-up items were raised in the meeting.
