County’s financial record-keeping improves, but problems persist

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc.   Jefferson County officials recently received the results of the annual audit for the fiscal year ending in September 2022; and all things considered, the county is generally doing better managing its finances. “You’ve received an unqualified opinion, which is the highest level of assurance that you can receive from a CPA firm that these financial statements are fairly stated; what they call a clean opinion,” Chris Moran, of Moran and Smith LLP, told the Jefferson County Commission on Thursday evening, Aug. 17. Moran followed with a presentation of the county’s fixed assets, fund balances, debt liabilities, revenue sharing, depreciations