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1. Jackson Council receives 2023 audit, two years after the fiscal year ended

WLBT reports that the Jackson City Council on Monday “accepted the 2023 Audited Comprehensive Financial Report, more than two years after the fiscal year ended.”

“The report included multiple ‘material weaknesses,’ meaning there were questionable internal processes in place in regard to how city funds were accounted for,” WLBT reported. “Auditors also dinged the city for failing to include financial information on the Jackson Convention Center – data that still has not been provided.”

WLBT reported that some of the material weaknesses included:

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