Nassau County Fiscal Year 23/24 Audit Presented

At the Monday, March 24, 2025 Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting, Ron Whitesides, Auditor for Purvis Gray, presented the audit for Fiscal Year 23/24 which ended on September 30, 2024.

Each year, a team of outside auditors spent nearly 2,000 hours studying the County's controls and processes to ensure they are appropriate and functioning properly. Using an outside auditor ensures financial transparency, accountability, and the efficient use of public resources.

Mr. Whitesides stated, "We have issued an unmodified opinion. That's what you want from your auditors. It's the highest form of assurance an audit firm can give. It means that the financial statements are fairly presented and with the appropriate policies for local governments. In this report are various letters that we issue in accordance with government auditing standards, as well as what is called the single audit. The single audit is a deep-dive. We looked at six of your larger grant agreements with the Federal and State Government. It's a lot of compliance analysis. In addition to that, we do a lot of internal control analysis. You can be assured the financial information you are getting from your management teams is accurate and complete. Citizens can be assured of that information being complete and accurate. The audit went very well. I commend your group. They are doing a fantastic job. We have worked for you a number of years on this audit and I can confidently say they have gotten better every year. You have a very effective management team and there has been an enormous amount of progress made over the years. The citizens should be proud of the work that's done."

To view the presentation, please visit www.nassauclerk.com/watch-meetings.