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Auditor Faber Announces Auditor of State Award Recipients

Monday, August 3, 2020

 

For Immediate Release:

August 3, 2020

Auditor Faber Announces 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.

  • Wood County Port Authority (Wood County)
  • Wyandot Memorial Hospital (Wyandot County)
  • Ashtabula County Land Reutilization Corporation (Ashtabula County)
  • Carroll County (Carroll County)
  • Clermont County Transportation Improvement District (Clermont County)
  • County Employee Benefits Consortium of Ohio (Franklin County)
  • Fayette County Memorial Hospital (Fayette County)
  • Wayne Metropolitan Housing Authority (Wayne County)
  • Adams Metropolitan Housing Authority (Adams County)
  • Highland County Joint Township District Hospital (Highland County)
  • Portage County Land Reutilization Corporation (Portage County)
  • Constellation Schools: Eastside Arts Academy (Cuyahoga County)
  • Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Elementary (Cuyahoga County)
  • Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Middle (Cuyahoga County)
  • Constellation Schools: Stockyard Community Middle (Cuyahoga County)
  • City of Eastlake (Lake County)
  • City of Pepper Pike (Cuyahoga County)
  • Akron Summit Convention and Visitors Bureau (Summit County)
  • Licking County Land Reutilization Corporation (Licking County)
  • Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (Lucas County)
  • Licking County Transportation Improvement District (Licking County)
  • City of Oberlin (Lorain County)
  • City of Brookville (Montgomery County)
  • City of Norwalk (Huron County)
  • Richland County Land Reutilization Corporation (Richland County)
  • New Albany Community Improvement Corporation (Franklin County)
  • Euclid Preparatory Academy (Cuyahoga County)
  • Crawford County Land Reutilization Corporation (Crawford County)
  • Delaware County Transit (Delaware County)
  • Henry County (Henry 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 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