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

• Belmont Metropolitan Housing Authority (Belmont County)
• Crawford Metropolitan Housing Authority (Crawford County)
• City of Lyndhurst (Cuyahoga County)
• Westshore Council of Governments (Cuyahoga County)
• Fairfield County Land Reutilization Corporation (Fairfield County)
• Central Ohio Community Improvement Corporation (Franklin County)
• Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District (Franklin County)
• New Albany Community Authority (Franklin County)
• Harrison County Metropolitan Housing Authority (Harrison County)
• Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (Montgomery County)
• Preble County Metropolitan Housing Authority (Preble County)
• Tuscarawas County Metropolitan Housing Authority (Tuscarawas County)

“By keeping accurate financial records, governing bodies demonstrate their commitment to efficient, effective, and transparent service,” Auditor Faber said. “This award honors public entities that have put in the hard work to keep their finances in order.”

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 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

The full reports are available online via SearchAudits (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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