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

• City of Bowling Green (Wood County)
• Belmont Metropolitan Housing Authority (Belmont County)
• Logan County Metropolitan Housing Authority (Logan County)
• Delaware Public Health District (Delaware County)
• Western Reserve Transit Authority (Mahoning County)
• Preble County Metropolitan Housing Authority (Preble County)
• Geauga County (Geauga County)
• Galion City Health Department (Crawford County)
• Brown Metropolitan Housing Authority (Brown County)
• Great Western Academy (Franklin County)
• Trumbull County Schools Employee Insurance Benefit Consortium (Trumbull County)
• City of Broadview Heights (Cuyahoga County)
• Stark County Metropolitan Housing Authority (Stark County)
• City of St. Marys (Auglaize County)
• Groveport Community School (Franklin County)
• Belmont County Land Reutilization Corporation (Belmont County)
• Eastland Preparatory Academy (Franklin County)
• West Central Ohio Port Authority (Clark County)
• City of Nelsonville (Athens County)
• Southwest Regional Water District (Butler County)
• Oakstone Community School (Franklin County)
• Tuscarawas County Metropolitan Housing Authority (Tuscarawas County)
• Sullivant Avenue Community School (Franklin County)
• Constellation Schools: Eastside Arts Academy (Cuyahoga County)
• Constellation Schools: Elyria Community (Lorain County)
• Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary (Lorain County)
• Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Middle (Lorain County)
• Constellation Schools: Madison Community Elementary (Cuyahoga County)
• Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Elementary (Cuyahoga County)
• Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Elementary (Cuyahoga County)
• Lakengren Water Authority (Preble County)
• Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Middle (Cuyahoga County)
• Constellation Schools: Parma Community (Cuyahoga County)
• Constellation Schools: Stockyard Community Elementary (Cuyahoga County)
• Constellation Schools: Stockyard Community Middle (Cuyahoga County)
• Constellation Schools: Westpark Community Elementary (Cuyahoga County)
• Constellation Schools: Westpark Community Middle (Cuyahoga County)
• Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts (Cuyahoga County)
• Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Middle (Cuyahoga County)
• East Knox Local School District (Knox County)
• Jefferson Water and Sewer District (Franklin County)
• Harrison County Metropolitan Housing Authority (Harrison County)
• SunBridge Schools (Lucas County)
• Seneca Metropolitan Housing Authority (Seneca County)
• Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County (Licking County)
• Revere Local School District (Summit County)
• Riverside Local School District (Logan County)
• Upper Arlington City School District (Franklin County)
• Washington County Career Center (Washington County)
• Butler Technology and Career Development Schools (Butler County)
• Crawford Metropolitan Housing Authority (Crawford County)
• Warren County Career Center (Warren County)

The Auditor’s office presents the Auditor of State Award 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 financial reports with the Auditor of State’s office by the statutory due date, without extension, via the Hinkle System and in accordance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles);
• The audit report does not contain any findings for recovery, material citations, material weakness, significant deficiencies, Uniform Guidance (Single Audit) findings or questioned costs;
• The entity’s management letter contains no comment related to:
  • Ethics referrals 
  • Questioned costs less than the threshold per the Uniform Guidance
  • Lack of timely annual financial report submission 
  • Bank reconciliation issues 
  • Failure to obtain a timely Single Audit in accordance with Uniform Guidance
  • Findings for recovery less than $500
  • Public meetings or public records issues
• The entity has no other financial or other concerns

Full copies of these reports are available online.

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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 5,900 state and local government agencies. Under the direction of Auditor Keith Faber, the office also provides financial services to local governments, investigates and prevents fraud in public agencies, and promotes transparency in government.

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