Mercer County audit issues clean opinion, flags one finding on expenditures

Aug 4, 2026

Wipfli reported a clean 'unmodified' opinion on Mercer County's FY2025 financial statements but identified one finding that expenditures exceeded appropriations; the audit also noted a $625,000 restatement tied to GASB 101 and remaining CSLFRF (ARPA) funds.

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Wipfli Senior Manager Josh Faivre presented Mercer County's FY2025 audit to the Finance Committee on Aug. 3, 2026, reporting an independent auditor's "clean "unmodified" opinion" on the county's basic financial statements and a clean opinion for compliance with the U.S. Department of Treasury's CSLFRF (ARPA) requirements. The auditor also disclosed one finding for expenditures exceeding appropriations.

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