External auditor issues clean opinion, flags recurring internal‑control items for St. Croix County

Aug 11, 2026

CliftonLarsonAllen presented the county's 2025 audit, issuing an unmodified (clean) opinion while noting two recurring material weaknesses (audit adjustments and limited segregation of duties) and a new $1.8M lease‑receivable item on the balance sheet.

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CliftonLarsonAllen Principal Jonathan Sherwood told the St. Croix County Administration Committee that the firm had issued an unmodified, or "clean," opinion on the county's 2025 financial statements and single audit. He said the firm found no compliance findings on major federal or state programs but reported two recurring items in the internal control letter: material audit adjustments and limited segregation of duties in smaller operations.

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