Columbus – Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports:

• Circleville City School District (Pickaway County)
• Cuyahoga Falls City School District (Summit County)
• Dawson-Bryant Local School District (Lawrence County)
• Firelands Local School District (Lorain County)
• Frontier Local School District (Washington County)
• Life Skills Center of Canton (Stark County)
• Life Skills Center of Cincinnati (Hamilton County)
• Life Skills Center of Columbus North (Franklin County)
• Life Skills Center of Columbus Southeast (Franklin County)
• Life Skills Center of Dayton (Montgomery County)
• Life Skills Center of Elyria (Lorain County)
• Life Skills Center of Hamitlon County (Hamilton County)
• Life Skills Center of North Akron (Summit County)
• Life Skills Center of Toledo (Lucas County)
• Life Skills Center of Youngstown (Mahoning County)
• Maysville Local School District (Muskingum County)
• Minford Local School District (Scioto County)
• River View Local School District (Coshocton County)

The Auditor of State Award is presented to local governments and school districts upon the completion of a financial audit.  Entities that receive the award meet the following criteria of a “clean” audit report:

• The entity must file timely financial reports with the Auditor of State’s office in accordance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles);
• The audit report does not contain any findings for recovery, material citations, material weaknesses, significant deficiencies, Single Audit findings or questioned costs;
• The entity’s management letter contains no comments related to:
  o Ethics referrals
  o Questioned costs less than $10,000
  o Lack of timely report submission
  o Reconciliation
  o Failure to obtain a timely Single Audit
  o Findings for recovery less than $100
  o Public meetings or public records 

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The Auditor of State’s office, one of five independently elected statewide offices in Ohio, is responsible for auditing more than 5,800 state and local government agencies.  Under the direction of Auditor Dave Yost, the office also provides financial services to local governments, investigates and prevents fraud in public agencies and promotes transparency in government.

Contact:
Carrie Bartunek
Press Secretary
614-644-1111