COLUMBUS – Auditor of State Keith Faber is pleased to announce that the following entities received Auditor of State Awards in June for their clean audit reports:

• Adams County Regional Water District (Adams County)
• Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation (Cuyahoga County)
• Delaware County Transportation Improvement District (Delaware County)
• Franklin county Convention Facilities Authority (Franklin County)
• The Arts and College Preparatory Academy (Franklin County)
• Franklin county Convention Facilities Authority (Franklin County)
• Northern Ohio Rural Water (Huron County)
• City of Norwalk (Huron County)
• Fairport Harbor Exempted Village School District (Lake County)
• Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (Lucas County)
• Ohio Housing Authority Property and Casualty, Inc. (Mahoning County)
• Western Reserve Local School District (Mahoning County)
• Ohio Transit Risk Pool (Medina County)
• City of Oakwood (Montgomery County)
• Gem City Career Prep High School (Montgomery County)
• Earnhart Hill Regional Water and Sewer District (Pickaway County)
• Ravenna City School District (Portage County)
• South Central Ohio Job and Family Services (Ross County)
• Memorial Hospital of Union County (Union County)
• Vinton Metropolitan Housing Authority (Vinton County)
• BORMA Inc. (Wood County)

The Auditor of State’s Office presents the awards 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 costsThe 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 via Search Audit  (ohioauditor.gov/auditsearch/search.aspx).

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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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