FY2022 Audit and Accountability Awards to Counties

SANTA FE, NM – New Mexico Counties and the Office of the State Auditor selected Chaves, Curry, Doña Ana, Eddy, Lea, Los Alamos, McKinley, Roosevelt, and Sandoval Counties as recipients for the annual Audit and Accountability Awards and San Juan County for continued excellence. The awards were presented at the NMC 2024 Legislative Conference Thursday, January 18, 2024. The awards are given in recognition to large, mid-size, and small counties for outstanding work on their audits, submitting timely audits, and sustaining excellence with the highest audit opinions. An unmodified opinion is the best opinion that can be given and means that the financial statements are presented fairly by following generally accepted accounting principles.

A good audit reflects a county’s strong finance department, elected officials, and management.

The following counties received the FY2022 Audit & Accountability Awards:

Large County Award

Doña Ana County – Continues on their streak of overall audit achievement with an unmodified opinion and financial management excellence. This is the county’s ninth award since FY2011.

Sandoval County – This is Sandoval County’s fourth audit award with an unmodified opinion and financial management excellence.

Mid-Size County Award

Chaves County - This is Chaves County’s ninth audit award! They had zero findings and a consistent unmodified opinion. They’ve also received the GFOA Certificate of Achievement for six consecutive years for excellence in financial programming.

Curry County – Continues to excel in their audits with an unmodified opinion and zero findings.

Eddy County – This is the county’s second audit award with an unmodified opinion and zero findings.

Lea County – Continues to excel in their audits and has received a consistent unmodified opinion with zero findings. This is the county’s fifth award since Fy2011.

Los Alamos County – Continues to excel in excellent financial management with zero findings and an unmodified opinion. They have received the GFOA Certificate of Achievement with an amazing total of 32 awards to date!

McKinley County – This county is on a roll with a sixth consecutive audit award. The county continues to have clean audits with an unmodified opinion and zero findings.

Roosevelt County - Roosevelt County is receiving their seventh consecutive audit award! They continue their financial management excellence with zero findings and an unmodified opinion.

The following county received the FY2022 Continued Excellence Award in recognition of continued audit achievement and financial management excellence:

Continued Excellence Award

San Juan County – Recognized for their continued streak of overall audit achievement and financial management excellence. Their audit received a clear opinion, no findings, and has been submitted on time for three consecutive years. San Juan County has also received a total of 18 GFOA Certificate of Achievement awards to date for their excellence in financial programming.