[Opinion] Chattooga County’s 2025 Audit Identifies Four Internal Control Deficiencies, $1.1 Million Drop in General Fund Balance

Chattooga County’s 2025 Audit Identifies Four Internal Control Deficiencies, $1.1 Million Drop in General Fund Balance

Chattooga County’s independent audit for 2025 gives the county an unmodified opinion on its financial statements but identifies four significant deficiencies in internal controls, including problems with Water Department accounting records that the auditor said could not support reliable financial statements without “substantial reconstruction.” The audit covers the year ended Dec. 31, 2025, and was […]