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

• Southwest Regional Water District (Butler County)
• City of New Carlisle (Clark County)
• Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (Cuyahoga County)
• Jefferson Water and Sewer District (Franklin County)
• Forest Hills Local School District (Hamilton County)
• Jefferson Metropolitan Housing Authority (Jefferson County)
• Ironton Metropolitan Housing Authority (Lawrence County)
• Licking Metropolitan Housing Authority (Licking County)
• City of Waterville (Lucas County)
• Trotwood Community Improvement Corporation (Montgomery County)
• Richland County Transit Board (Richland County)
• Sandusky Metropolitan Housing Authority (Sandusky County)
• City of Carlisle (Warren County)
• City of South Lebanon (Warren County)
• Wayne Metropolitan Housing Authority (Wayne 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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