ALBEMARLE — The city of Albemarle has been given a clean audit for fiscal year 2024-25, with an independent accounting firm issuing the highest level of assurance on the city’s financial statements. During Monday night’s Albemarle City Council meeting, councilmembers heard an audit presentation from Jill Vang of Martin Starnes and Associates, a Hickory-based accounting firm. The audit reviewed the city’s governmental activities and each major fu…