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

• State Housing Authority Risk Pool Associates Inc. (Adams County)
• Lake Waynoka Regional Water and Sewer District (Brown County)
• Butler County Land Reutilization Corp. (Butler County)
• Delaware County Finance Authority (Delaware County)
• Delaware County Transit Board (Delaware County)
• Delaware of Northern New Community Authority (Delaware County)
• Delaware South New Community Authority (Delaware County)
• Bexley Community Improvement Corp. (Franklin County)
• Hilliard Development Corporation (Franklin County)
• New Albany Community Improvement Corporation (Franklin County)
• Youthbuild Columbus Community School (Franklin County)
• Gallia Metropolitan Housing Authority (Gallia County)
• Wyoming Community Improvement Corp. (Hamilton County)
• New Albany East Community Authority (Licking County)
• Highland Metropolitan Housing Authority (Highland County)
• Montgomery County Land Reutilization Corp. (Montgomery County)
• Portage County Land Reutilization Corp. (Portage County)
• Southington Local School District (Trumbull County)
• Midwest Pool Risk Management Agency (Van Wert County)
• Wooster Growth Corp. (Wayne County)
• City of Perrysburg (Wood 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 at 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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