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

• Apollo Career Center (Allen County)
• Buckeye Local School District (Ashtabula County)
• Middletown Port Authority (Butler County)
• Triad Local School District (Champaign County)
• U.S. Grant Joint Vocational School District (Clermont County)
• Ridgewood Local School District (Coshocton County)
• Colonel Crawford Local School District (Crawford County)
• Crawford Metropolitan Housing Authority (Crawford County)
• Galion City Health Department (Crawford County)
• Westlake City School District (Cuyahoga County)
• BORMA Employee Benefit Pool Inc. (Defiance County)
• Delaware Area Career Center (Delaware County)
• Delaware Public Health District (Delaware County)
• Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority (Erie County)
• Bloom-Carroll Local School District (Fairfield County)
• Gallia/Vinton Educational Service Center (Gallia County)
• Greene County Transit Board (Greene County)
• Rolling Hills Local School District (Guernsey County)
• East Holmes Local School District (Holmes County)
• East Knox Local School District (Knox County)
• Fairport Harbor Exempted Village School District (Lake County)
• Tri-Valley Local School District (Muskingum County)
• Putnam County Educational Service Center (Putnam County)
• Scioto County Regional Water District #1 (Scioto County)
• Stark County District Library (Stark 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 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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