Colorado Revised Statutes Title 29 — Government Local § 29-1-603 — requires an annual audit by independent certified public accountants. RubinBrown LLP was selected by the County using a competitive bid process.
This summer, the firm audited Mesa County’s financial statements, business-type activities, each major fund and the aggregate remaining fund information of Mesa County for the year 2020, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the County’s basic financial statements.
“Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement,” RubinBrown LLP wrote in its Independent Auditors’ Report.
RubinBrown LLP also included the following in their report, “In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the respective financial position of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, each major fund and the aggregate remaining fund information of the County as of December 31, 2020 and the respective changes in financial position and, where applicable, cash flows thereof, for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.”
The auditors made no findings and issued an “unmodified” opinion on the County’s financial statements, reflecting sound and accurate financial management by Mesa County leadership and elected officials.
The County also received the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 30th year in a row. According to the GFOA, the award recognizes local governments that “go beyond the minimum requirements of generally accepted accounting principles to prepare comprehensive annual financial reports that evidence the spirit of transparency and full disclosure.”
For more information or to review the audit, visit www.mesacounty.us/finance/cafr/.
The County also received the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 30th year in a row. According to the GFOA, the award recognizes local governments that “go beyond the minimum requirements of generally accepted accounting principles to prepare comprehensive annual financial reports that evidence the spirit of transparency and full disclosure.”
For more information or to review the audit, visit www.mesacounty.us/finance/cafr/.