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FY 2024-25 audit release controversy
Summary
Copies of the county audit circulated publicly months before the Board or finance office ever saw it. The auditor confirmed the release didn't come from her firm, and a UNC School of Government expert found the county's 2024 raises fully legal.
At a glance
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Last discussed Mar 17, 2026.
Impact analysis
💰Financial impact
The audit shows about $31.7 million in unassigned fund balance and a 96% tax collection rate.
✅Who benefits
Residents get confirmation the county's finances and the disputed 2024 raises were handled legally.
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