Press Release • Ohio Auditor of State
Auditor Faber Announces September Auditor of State Award Recipients
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 in September.
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· Columbiana County Land Reutilization (Columbiana County) |
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· City of Bay Village (Cuyahoga County) |
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· City of Wilmington (Clinton County) |
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· Delaware Area Transit Authority (Delaware County) |
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· Cuyahoga Co. Land Reutilization (Cuyahoga County) |
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· Ohio Government Benefit Cooperation (Cuyahoga County) |
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· Dayton Leadership Academy (Montgomery County) |
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· Dayton Leadership Academy-DV (Montgomery County) |
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· City of Circleville (Pickaway County) |
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· City of Canfield (Mahoning County |
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· Jefferson Water and Sewer District (Franklin County) |
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· City of Willowick (Lake County) |
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· City of Pepper Pike (Cuyahoga County) |
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· Cuyahoga Heights Community Improvement Corporation (Cuyahoga County) |
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· Fulton County |
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· City of Bexley (Franklin County) |
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· Wooster Growth Corporation (Wayne County) |
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· Jefferson Metropolitan Housing Authority (Jefferson County) |
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· City of Conneaut (Ashtabula County) |
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· City of Bryan (Williams County) |
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· City of Wellston (Jackson County) |
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· Madeira Indian Hill Joint Fire District (Hamilton County) |
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· Miami County Metropolitan Housing Authority (Miami County) |
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· City of Fairlawn (Summit County) |
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· City of Cambridge (Guernsey County) |
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· Preble 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:
o Ethics referrals
o Questioned costs less than the threshold per the Uniform Guidance
o Lack of timely annual financial report submission
o Bank reconciliation issues
o Failure to obtain a timely Single Audit in accordance with Uniform Guidance
o Findings for recovery less than $500
o 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 6,000 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.
Contact:
Allie Dumski
Press Secretary
(614) - 644 - 1111