Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce the following entities that received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce the entities that received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

A former Steubenville finance officer is accused of collecting public money but never depositing it into the city’s bank accounts, according to an audit of the City of Steubenville.

The following audits will be released Wednesday, December 31, 2014. 

The former top billing independent nurse in the state’s Medicaid program claimed payment for overlapping services, according to an audit released today.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, December 30, 2014. 

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce the entities that received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, December 23, 2014.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce the entities that received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

Auditor of State Dave Yost made a statement concerning the Ohio General Assembly’s passage of bipartisan redistricting reform legislation.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, December 18, 2014.

The City of Pickerington's excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

Regarding a Fordham Institute Report on Ohio's Charter School Sector

The following statement may be attributed to Auditor of State Dave Yost concerning the Fordham Institute’s report released today.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce the entities that received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

A complete lack of monitoring and accounting led to the misuse of public dollars and the failure to meet financial obligations, according to an audit of the Village of Smithfield.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, December 16, 2014.

Crestwood Local School District (Portage County) has received the Auditor of State Award for its clean audit report.

The following audits will be released Thursday, December 11, 2014.

A recent financial audit of the city of Independence (Cuyahoga County) has returned a clean audit report. 

Three entities in Ohio received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The City of Delaware's excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

Ohio’s tax dollars will be better protected with the passage of the Fiscal Integrity Act (HB10), voted off the floor of the House today.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, December 9, 2014.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce the following entities that received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

Checks made payable to “cash”- a practice that’s virtually never justified for government entities – led to nearly $8,000 in findings for recovery in a special audit of The Meadows at Osborn Park released today.

The following audits will be released Thursday, December 4, 2014.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce the following entities that received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit report.

A former employee of the city of Niles was indicted and awaits trial due to the preliminary work of an audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost.

Auditor of State Dave Yost today released Liberty Local School District (Trumbull County) from fiscal emergency; a status it has held since 2011.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, December 2, 2014. 

The City of Lakewood's excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

A recent financial audit of the city of Groveport (Franklin County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce the entities that received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

Incomplete records have prompted Auditor of State Dave Yost to place Jackson Township (Ashland County) on the “unauditable” list.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, November 25, 2014. 

Auditor of State Dave Yost made the following statement regarding the sentencing of former Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy Superintendent Lisa Hamm.

Muskingum County’s excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

A recent financial audit of the city of Louisville (Stark County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

Financial audits returned clean reports for two entities in Montgomery County. 

Two entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports released Thursday, November 20.

The following audits will be released Thursday, November 20, 2014. 

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce the entities that received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, November 18, 2014.

The following statement may be attributed to Auditor of State Dave Yost regarding the guilty plea entered today by former Marion-Franklin High School assistant principal Stanley Pyle.

The following audits will be released Thursday, November 13, 2014. 

The cities of Barterton, Norton and Stow have earned the Auditor of State Award with Distinction for their excellent record keeping.

Incomplete records have prompted Auditor of State Dave Yost to place Hamilton Township (Lawrence County) on the “unauditable” list.

Multiple missing documents prompted Auditor of State Dave Yost to place the Indian Lake EMS Joint Ambulance District (Logan County) on the “unauditable” list.

Auditor of State Dave Yost announced the entities that received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports

Two years after implementing salary restrictions, the city of Uhrichsville (Tuscarawas County) had overpaid its fire chief by nearly $10,000.

A Cuyahoga County Medicaid provider failed to obtain proper signatures to verify service deliveries, and failed to maintain proper certifications.

More findings for recovery will be added to the resume of former Franklin Township (Richland County) fiscal officer Cynthia Carroll, according to the township’s 2011-2012 financial audit released today

The City of North Ridgeville's excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

The following audits will be released Thursday, November 6, 2014.

Regarding the indictment of former Pike County employee Darla Smith

The following statement may be attributed to Auditor of State Dave Yost regarding today’s indictment of former Pike County employee Darla Smith.

The City of Vandalia’s excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, October 21, 2014.

A recent financial audit of the City of Ashland has returned a clean audit report. The city has earned the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

More than 200 billing errors made by TLC Transportation (Lucas County) resulted in overpayments from the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM).

The cities of Amherst, Avon and Elyria have earned the Auditor of State Award with Distinction for their excellent record keeping.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the Consortium of Northwest Ohio (Henry County) has received the Auditor of State Award for its clean audit report.

The following audits will be released Thursday, October 16, 2014.

The Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library's excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, October 14, 2014. 

A recent financial audit of the Cuyahoga County Public Library has returned a clean audit report and earned it the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

The Clark County Department of Jobs and Family Services (CCDJFS) transferred $25,000 from an off-book account to a levy campaign.

The authority’s excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award with Distinction. 

Huron Metropolitan Housing Authority (Huron County) has received the Auditor of State Award for its clean audit report.

A recent financial audit of Stark County by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

The following audits will be released Thursday, October 9, 2014.

Substantial deficit fund balances prompted Auditor of State Dave Yost today to place the city of Niles (Trumbull County) in a state of fiscal emergency.

The City of Gahanna's excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

A recent financial audit of Geauga County by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report for the fourth year in a row. 

A recent financial audit of the City of Napoleon (Henry County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.  

Regarding the sentencing of David Smalley

The following statement may be attributed to Auditor of State Dave Yost regarding today’s sentencing of David Smalley.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, October 7 2014. 

Failure to bring financial records into an auditable condition prompted Auditor of State Dave Yost today to place the Village of Smithfield (Jefferson County) in a state of fiscal caution.

The following audits will be released Thursday, October 2, 2014.

The authority’s excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

A recent financial audit of the City of Madeira (Hamilton County) has returned a clean audit report.  

Failure to provide an acceptable financial recovery plan prompted Auditor of State Dave Yost today to place East Knox Local School District (Knox County) in a state of fiscal watch.

Two City of Norwood (Hamilton County) received substantial retirement overpayments, according to an audit of the city released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost.

A former Health Commissioner of the Greene County Joint Combined Health District received an overpayment of more than $31,000.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that four entities received the Auditor of State Award.

The following statement may be attributed to Auditor of State Dave Yost regarding today’s sentencing of former Fairfield County Clerk of Courts Deborah Smalley.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, September 30, 2014.

The City of Orrville's excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

A recent financial audit of the City of Tallmadge has earned it the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

Auditor of State Dave Yost today presented the City of Middleburg Heights with the Auditor of State Award with Distinction for its clean audit report. 

The City of South Euclid's excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

Western Reserve Local School District (Mahoning County) has received the Auditor of State Award for its clean audit report.

A former utility clerk from the city of Martins Ferry stole more than $32,000 in utility payments.

As a result of inadequate financial records, Auditor of State Dave Yost has placed the Village of Pomeroy (Meigs County) on the “unauditable” list.

The following audits will be released Thursday, September 25, 2014.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce the following entities that received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

As a result of inadequate financial records, Auditor of State Dave Yost has placed Weller Township (Richland County) on the “unauditable” list.

As a result of inadequate financial records, Auditor of State Dave Yost has placed Greene Township (Trumbull County) on the “unauditable” list.

Rampant unauthorized credit card use and self-dealing transpired for years in Scioto County.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, September 16, 2014. 

The City of Brunswick's excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

Auditor of State Dave Yost has placed Wayne Trace Local School District (Paulding County) on the “unauditable” list, as a result of inadequate financial records. 

As a result of inadequate financial records, Auditor of State Dave Yost has placed Washington Township (Tuscarawas County) on the “unauditable” list.

As a result of insufficient financial records, Auditor of State Dave Yost has placed the Knox Area Transit Board (Knox County) on the “unauditable” list.

The City of Sandusky's excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

A clean financial audit of West Chester Township by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has earned the township the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

The following audits will be released Thursday, September 18, 2014.

A former Chief Deputy Clerk used court funds as a personal ATM, according to a special audit of the Pike County Clerk of Courts Legal Department released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost.

A Franklin County Medicaid provider failed to present required documentation for 75 services, according to an audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce the following entities that received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

Guilty plea entered today by David Smalley

Auditor of State Dave Yost makes the following statement regarding the guilty plea entered today by David Smalley. 

 The following audits will be released Tuesday, September 16, 2014. 

The city of Niles (Trumbull County) could realize a variety of potential savings and efficiencies, according to a performance audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost.

Lockland Local School District has implemented multiple cost-saving recommendations from a performance audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that Lake Local School District (Stark County) has received the Auditor of State Award for its clean audit report.

The following audits will be released Thursday, September 11, 2014.

The following statement may be attributed to Auditor of State Dave Yost regarding the sentencing of former South-Western City Schools Accounts-Payable Manager, Trixie Belew.

A recent financial audit of the City of Alliance (Mahoning and Stark Counties) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce the entities that received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, September 9, 2014.

A Medina County Medicaid provider had no documentation for more than 100 services, according to an audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost.

 The following audits will be released Thursday, September 4, 2014. 

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce the following entities that received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, September 2, 2014.

Nearly $888,000 in annual savings could be realized at Clearview Local School District (Lorain County), according to a performance audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce the following entities that received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

Trips across the globe can really add up, but a former superintendent let taxpayers pay his tab, according to a special audit of the Educational Service Center (ESC) of Central Ohio released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost.

The following audits will be released Thursday, August 28, 2014.

Family members illegally ran the Village of Martinsville (Clinton County) and used it funds for personal use, according to an audit released today.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce the two entities that received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, August 26, 2014.

Brookfield Local School District (Trumbull County) could save nearly $250,000 per year and move closer toward shedding its fiscal emergency status, according to a performance audit released by Auditor of State Dave Yost.

The following audits will be released Thursday, August 21, 2014.

The former fiscal officer of Franklin Township (Richland County) financed her lifestyle on the public dime at a cost of nearly $136,000, according to a special audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost. 

Auditor of State Dave Yost announces the entities that received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, August 19, 2014.

Auditor of State Dave Yost's statement regarding the guilty plea entered today by former Fairfield County Clerk of Court, Deborah Smalley. 

The following audits will be released Thursday, August 14, 2014.

Potential for $566,000 in Annual Savings Identified

Modernizing the antiquated operations of the Mahoning County Engineer’s Office would save money and increase efficiency, according to a performance audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost

Switzerland of Ohio Local School District’s current spending exceeds its peers in some areas and could be reduced by $2 million per year, according to a performance audit released today.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce the entities that received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, August 12, 2014.

As a result of inadequate financial records, Auditor of State Dave Yost has placed Jefferson Township (Montgomery County) on the “unauditable” list.

As a result of inadequate financial records, Auditor of State Dave Yost has placed the Village of Mt. Pleasant (Jefferson County) on the “unauditable” list.

The following audits will be released Thursday, August 7, 2014.

ShareOhio is a one-stop shop to share resources, save taxpayer dollars, and better utilize capital equipment.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce the following entities that received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, August 5, 2014.

The following statement is regarding the negotiated plea by former Columbus City Schools employee Steve Tankovich.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce the following entities that received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The following audits will be released Thursday, July 31, 2014.

Three entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, July 29, 2014.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce the following entities that received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The following audits will be released Thursday, July 24, 2014. 

Unreconciled financial statements and significant audit citations prompted Auditor of State Dave Yost today to place Rush Township (Scioto County) in a state of fiscal caution.

Auditor of State Dave Yost announces the following entities that received the Auditor of State Award for clean audit reports.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, July 22, 2014.

Unqualified drivers, rampant errors and a lack of documentation resulted in Medicaid overpayments on 88 percent of Kentucky-based Action Delivery Service’s total reimbursements from 2009-2011.

The following audits will be released Thursday, July 17, 2014.

Years of inaccurate accounting and budgeting in Hamilton Township went uncorrected and created the financial issues plaguing it today.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to the entities that received the Auditor of State Award for its clean audit report.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, July 15, 2014.

Auditor of State Dave Yost issued a statement regarding the guilty plea entered by former Brown County Deputy Clerk of Courts Heather Tapp.

The Auditor of State’s 2012 special audit of Cuyahoga Heights Local School District has received an Excellence in Accountability Award by the National State Auditors Association (NSAA).

The following audits will be released Thursday, July 10, 2014. 

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entity received the Auditor of State Award for its clean audit report

Columbus – Auditor of State Dave Yost today released the City of Mansfield (Richland County) from fiscal emergency in the final meeting of their financial planning and supervision commission.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to the entities that received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

A questionable documentation process led Meda-Care Transportation, Inc. (Hamilton County) to improperly bill Ohio Medicaid, contributing to overpayments of more than $160,000.

The following audits will be released Thursday, July 3, 2014.

Nearly $39,000 in Findings Issued

Auditor of State Dave Yost today released a special audit report accusing former Fairfield County Clerk of Courts Deborah Smalley and her husband of kickbacks, contract steering, theft and political skullduggery. Findings for recovery total nearly $39,000.

Auditor of State Dave Yost announces three entities that received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

Auditor of State Dave Yost released Scioto County from fiscal emergency today during the final meeting of their financial planning and supervision commission.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, July 1, 2014.

The following statement may be attributed to Auditor of State Dave Yost regarding the untimely passing of Representative Terry Blair.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

Auditor of State Dave Yost today launched a website that will, at no cost to local governments, help communities share equipment to save taxpayer dollars.

The following audits will be released Thursday, June 23, 2014.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

As a result of inadequate financial records, Auditor of State Dave Yost has placed the Village of Salineville (Columbiana County) on the “unauditable” list.

As a result of inadequate financial records, Auditor of State Dave Yost placed Hiram Township (Portage County) on the “unauditable” list.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, June 24, 2014.

Yama Transportation (Lucas County) billed Ohio Medicaid for services it could not have provided, according to an audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost. 

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit report

The following audits will be released Thursday, June 19, 2014.

As a result of inadequate financial records, Auditor of State Dave Yost has placed the Village of Hamler (Henry County) on the “unauditable” list.

Increasing energy efficiency and aligning staff levels with similar school districts would contribute to more than $3.75 million in potential savings at Rossford Exempted Village School District in Wood County.

More than $800,000 could immediately be saved by the cash-strapped Ledgemont Local School District in Geauga County through the implementation of recommendations made in a performance audit released today

Auditor of State Dave Yost announces that two entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, June 17, 2014

The following audits will be released Thursday, June 11, 2014.

 The price tag for self-dealing by six officials – three of whom have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing – is nearly $500,000, according to an audit of the now closed Lion of Judah Academy.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

 The following audits will be released Tuesday, June 10, 2014.

Auditor Dave Yost discusses new standards from the the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) for reporting pension obligations. 

Auditor of State Dave Yost’s Ohio Stops Fraud mobile application is now available for Android users.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

A recent financial audit of the Chagrin Falls Exempted Village School District (Cuyahoga County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report. 

A recent financial audit of the Kenston Local School District (Geauga County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

The following audits will be released Thursday, June 5, 2014.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

Caretenders of Cleveland, Inc., a Medicare certified home health agency, was overpaid by more than $64,000, according to an audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost.

Wrote Checks to Herself and Husband

Illegal expenditures and mismanagement led to overspending in the Village of Rarden (Scioto County), according to a financial audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost.

A recent financial audit of the Bedford City School District (Cuyahoga County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

A recent financial audit of the North Olmsted City School District (Cuyahoga County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

 The following audits will be released Tuesday, June 3, 2014.

A recent financial audit of the North Ridgeville City School District (Lorain County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

A recent financial audit of the Fairview Park City School District (Cuyahoga County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

A recent financial audit of the Orange City School District (Cuyahoga County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

 A recent financial audit of the City of Westlake (Cuyahoga County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

A recent financial audit of the Cleveland Public Library (Cuyahoga County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

A recent financial audit of the Hudson City School District (Summit County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit report.

The following audits will be released Thursday, May 29, 2014. 

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

 A recent financial audit of the Brecksville-Broadview Heights City School District (Cuyahoga County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

A recent financial audit of the Shaker Heights City School District (Cuyahoga County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report. 

A recent financial audit of the Twinsburg City School District (Summit County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, May 27, 2014.

Auditor Yost writes about his meeting with Carl Weisgerber in Cincinnati

The following audits will be released Thursday, May 22, 2014.

The Rocky River City School District's excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

A recent financial audit of the Keystone Local School District has returned a clean audit report.

The City of Centerville’s excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award with Distinction. 

The following audits will be released Tuesday, May 20, 2014.

A recent financial audit of the City of Shaker Heights (Cuyahoga County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

A recent financial audit of the Cleveland Heights—University Heights Public Library (Cuyahoga County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.  

Trace evidence was left behind after a former Village of Verona employee stole and destroyed data linking her to the theft of utility payments, according to an audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost.

Significant deficit fund balances prompted Auditor of State Dave Yost today to place St. Clair Township (Butler County) in a state of fiscal emergency.

A recent financial audit of Laketran (Lake County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

A recent financial audit of the Buckeye Local School District (Medina County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

A recent financial audit of the Lake Metroparks (Lake County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report. 

A recent financial audit of the City of Willoughby (Lake County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report. 

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The following audits will be released Thursday, May 15, 2014.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, May 13, 2014.

A former accounts payable manager took advantage of a poorly monitored checking account at South-Western City School District.

 A recent financial audit of the Berkshire Local School District (Geauga County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

Deficit fund balances, treasury deficits and significant past due accounts prompted Auditor of State Dave Yost today to place the Village of Trimble (Athens County) in a state of fiscal emergency. 

A recent financial audit of the City of Amherst (Lorain County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

A recent financial audit of the City of Brunswick (Medina County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

A recent financial audit of the City of Rittman (Wayne County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

A recent financial audit of the Granville Exempted Village School District (Licking County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report. 

As a result of inadequate financial records, Auditor of State Dave Yost placed the East End Community Heritage School (Hamilton County) on the “unauditable” list.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

As a result of inadequate financial records, Auditor of State Dave Yost has placed the Village of Mechanicsburg (Champaign County) on the “unauditable” list.

As a result of inadequate financial records, Auditor of State Dave Yost placed the West Malta Rural Water District (Morgan County) on the “unauditable” list.

Careless bookkeeping led to more than $278,000 in findings for recovery in the audits of former Liberty Local School District conversion schools Liberty Early Academic Resource Nest Academy (2010, 2011 and 2012) and Liberty Exemplary Academic Design Academy (2011 and 2012).

Implementing a sick leave policy and increasing transportation efficiency would contribute to potential savings of more than $767,000, according to a performance audit of Mechanicsburg Exempted Village School District released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost. 

Unlawful reimbursements for employee health care costs led to $9,500 in findings for recovery, according to the 2011-2012 audit of Kingston Township (Delaware County) released today by the Auditor of State’s office.

Super Bowl and Christmas parties for the Village of Belmont’s volunteer fire department were partially funded by public dollars, according to an audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost. 

Auditor Yost awards entities the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The following audits will be released Thursday, May 8, 2014.

Auditor Dave Yost speaks with Joel Riley of 610 WTVN radio in Columbus, Ohio, about the entities currently in a state of fiscal emergency and the potential for entities to have fiscal trouble.

The following statement may be attributed to Auditor of State Dave Yost.

A recent financial audit of the Athens City School District (Athens County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

A former fiscal officer used public funds to cover gambling losses, according to a special audit of Troy Township (Delaware County) released today by the Auditor of State’s office.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

Cutting down on unnecessary water loss could help save the City of Bellefontaine (Logan County) as much as $253,000.

A recent financial audit of the Findlay City School District (Hancock County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

Auditor of State Dave Yost today released the Village of Waynesville (Warren County) from fiscal emergency.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, April 22, 2014.

A recent financial audit of the Cuyahoga County Public Library by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entity received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit report.

The following audits will be released Thursday, April 16, 2014.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

A recent financial audit of the City of Upper Arlington (Franklin County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, April 15, 2014.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

Significant deficits prompted Auditor of State Dave Yost today to place the city of Maple Heights (Cuyahoga County) in fiscal watch after a requested review of the city’s finances. 

The following audits will be released Thursday, April 10, 2014.

Multi-million dollar deficit fund balances and treasury deficits prompted Auditor of State Dave Yost today to place Hamilton Township (Warren County) in a state of fiscal emergency.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

Former Franklin County Agricultural Society Treasurer Dave Brobst wire transferred public funds to the family farm and John Deere.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, April 8, 2014.

A former fiscal officer used public funds for mortgage payments and college tuition, according to a special audit of the Clermont County Central Joint Fire-EMS District released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost. 

 An illegal contract between husband and wife led to more than $53,000 in findings for recovery at Tomorrow Center Community School (Morrow County), according to an audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost.   

Documentation provided by Medicaid provider Jennifer Jones indicated that she administrated services to multiple patients in different locations at the same time, according to an audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The following audits will be released Thursday, April 3, 2014.

Charter school officials spent public dollars on steak dinners and plane tickets, according to three audits released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost.  

A review of Tecumseh Local School District, as requested by the Ohio Department of Education, identified $1,117,581 in potential savings, according to a performance audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost. 

As much as $628,000 could be saved every year by the City of Massillon through the implementation of 13 recommendations outlined in a performance audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost. 

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, April 1, 2014.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The following audits will be released Thursday, March 27, 2014.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, March 25, 2014.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

House and State Local Government Committee

Auditor Yost testified in support of House Bill 10 to the House and State Local Government Committee.

A recent financial audit of Greene County by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report. Greene County’s excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

A recent financial audit of the City of Xenia (Greene County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

A review of Galion City School District, as requested by the Ohio Department of Education, identified $654,254 in potential savings, according to a performance audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost. 

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

A recent financial audit of the City of Piqua (Miami County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report. 

The following audits will be released Thursday, March 20, 2014.

Auditor of State Dave Yost reviewed public records policies and procedures of 48 government entities, giving recommendations to 19 for improvements.

A recent financial audit of the City of Reynoldsburg (Franklin County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

A review of Conotton Valley Union Local School District identified $275,490 in potential savings, according to a performance audit released today.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, March 18, 2014.

 A recent financial audit of the Highland Local School District (Medina County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

 A recent financial audit of the Miami Valley Career Technology Center (Montgomery County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report. 

The following statement is regarding the unexpected resignation of Hamilton Township Fiscal Officer Jackie Terwilleger.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

A recent financial audit of the City of South Euclid (Cuyahoga County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

The following audits will be released Thursday, March 13, 2014.

Claims of water damage followed by fire damage were made by a Putnam County Medicaid provider who failed to maintain required documentation of service delivery, according to an audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, March 11, 2014.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

Two former employees stole more than $82,000 from the Village of Rutland (Meigs County), according to a special audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost.

Auditor of State Dave Yost recognized two individuals with the Taxpayer Hero Award today at the Local Government Officials Conference (LGOC). 

The following audits will be released Thursday, March 6, 2014.

Ohio continues to show significant improvement in its single audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost.

A recent financial audit of the Westerville City School District (Franklin County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report. 

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, March 4, 2014.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The City of Orrville’s excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

COTA's excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

The following audits will be released Thursday, February 26, 2014.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

Details of the taxpayer-financed posh lifestyles of two former Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy officials continue to surface nearly one year after their indictments, according to an audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost. 

 A former board member of the now closed Greater Heights Academy (Cuyahoga County) demanded and accepted more than half of a million dollars of improper payments, according to four audits released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost.

 As a result of inadequate financial records, Auditor of State Dave Yost placed the Village of Adena (Jefferson County) on the “unauditable” list.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, February 25, 2014.

A recent financial audit of the City of Alliance (Stark County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

 A recent financial audit of the City of Powell (Delaware County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

A recent financial audit of the City of Norton (Summit County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report. 

A recent financial audit of the Southern Hills Joint Vocational School (Brown County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report. 

The following audits will be released Thursday, February 20, 2014.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, February 18, 2014.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The Shelby County Regional Planning Commission (Shelby County) saved 68 percent of its traditional audit costs in its first “basic audit.” 

The Village of Potsdam (Miami County) saved 92 percent of its traditional audit costs in its first “basic audit.”

The Athens County Regional Planning Commission (Athens County) saved 82 percent of its traditional audit costs in its first “basic audit.” 

A recent financial audit of the City of Stow (Summit County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report. 

 Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

Three financial audits detail why five administrators of the Lion of Judah Academy (Cuyahoga County) were indicted on charges related to nearly $1.3 million in findings for recovery.

The following audits will be released Thursday, February 13, 2014.

As much as $1.4 million could be saved annually by the Perkins Local School District (Erie County) according to a performance audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost.

A recent financial audit of the City of Rossford (Wood County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report. 

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, February 11, 2014.

A recent financial audit of the City of Napoleon (Henry County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report. 

 As a result of inadequate financial records, Auditor of State Dave Yost placed Sharon Township (Franklin County) on the “unauditable” list.

A Cuyahoga County based Medicaid provider was overpaid by more than $7,000, according to a 2008-2010 audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost.

An operating deficit of $775,000 prompted Auditor of State Dave Yost today to place the Bettsville Local School District (Seneca County) in a state of fiscal emergency.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The Sand Beach Conservancy District (Ottawa County) saved 76 percent of its traditional audit costs in its first “basic audit.” 

The following audits will be released Thursday, February 6, 2014.

A recent financial audit of the City of Pataskala (Licking County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report. 

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

A recent financial audit of the Regional Income Tax Agency (Cuyahoga County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report. 

The following audits will be released Tuesday, February 4, 2014.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entity received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit report.

Today’s indictment of Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly is the result, in part, from audit findings from 2011 and 2012 by Auditor of State Dave Yost that Mr. Kelly had improperly paid for personal clothing, meals and party supplies using public funds.

A recent financial audit of the City of Sandusky (Erie County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The following audits will be released Thursday, January 23, 2014.

A top-down culture of data manipulation and employee intimidation was uncovered by a special audit of the Columbus City School District released in a press conference held today by Auditor of State Dave Yost.

The following statement may be attributed to Auditor of State Dave Yost concerning the Columbus City School District’s movement to terminate four principals.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports

Auditor Yost Releases Report in Press Conference

A top-down culture of data manipulation and employee intimidation was uncovered by a special audit of the Columbus City School District.

The following statement may be attributed to Auditor of State Dave Yost concerning the indictments of former Fairfield County Clerk of Courts Deborah Smalley and husband David Smalley.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, January 28, 2014.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

Auditor of State Dave Yost today announced that the Ohio Department of Natural Resources will be the next state agency to undergo a performance audit as required by Ohio law.   

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The following audits will be released Thursday, January 23, 2014.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, January 21, 2014.

A recent financial audit of the Mentor Exempted Village School District (Lake County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

 Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

Auditor Dave Yost speaks with Joel Riley of 610 WTVN radio in Columbus, Ohio about how fighting fraud has gone mobile.

Auditor Dave Yost speaks with Scott Sloan of 700wlw radio in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The following audits will be released Thursday, January 16, 2013.

 As a result of inadequate financial records, Auditor of State Dave Yost placed the Columbiana County Drug Task Force on the “unauditable” list.

As a result of inadequate financial records, Auditor of State Dave Yost placed the Workforce Initiative Association Area 6 (Stark County) on the “unauditable” list.

 Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

A recent financial audit of The Worthington Libraries (Franklin County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, January 14, 2014.

The following statement may be attributed to Auditor of State Dave Yost concerning the investigation released today by the Ohio Department of Education regarding school districts identified as “scrubbing” attendance data.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

Auditor of State Dave Yost unveiled today Ohio Stops Fraud – a new iPhone app to report suspected fraud in public offices across the state.

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

The following audits will be released Thursday, January 9, 2013

Auditor of State Dave Yost unveils and demonstrations the "Ohio Stops Fraud" iPhone application at a press conference in Auditor of State Ceremonial Office in Ohio Statehouse.

The following audits will be released Tuesday, January 7, 2013

Brimfield Township Trustees were overcompensated for a second time, according to a 2012 financial audit released today.