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:

• Allen County Land Reutilization Corporation (Allen County)
• Clermont County Transportation Improvement District (Clermont County)
• City of Bay Village (Cuyahoga County)
• City of Mayfield Heights (Cuyahoga County)
• City of North Royalton (Cuyahoga County)
• City of Seven Hills (Cuyahoga County)
• City of University Heights (Cuyahoga County)
• Fairfield Metropolitan Housing Authority (Fairfield County)
• County Employee Benefits Consortium of Ohio (Franklin County)
• City of Reading (Hamilton County)
• Hancock Metropolitan Housing Authority (Hancock County)
• Highland County Joint Township District Hospital (Highland County)
• Holmes County (Holmes County)
• Jefferson Metropolitan Housing Authority (Jefferson County)
• Ohio Government Benefit Cooperative (Lake County)
• Licking County Transportation Improvement District (Licking County)
• Licking Metropolitan Housing Authority (Licking County)
• New Albany East Community Authority (Licking County)
• City of Oberlin (Lorain County)
• Toledo Lucas County Port Authority (Lucas County)
• City of Canfield (Mahoning County)
• Montgomery County Convention Facilities Authority (Montgomery County)
• Perry County Metropolitan Housing Authority (Perry County)
• Pickaway County Metropolitan Housing Authority (Pickaway County)
• Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority (Shelby County)
• Twinsburg Community Improvement Corporation (Summit County)
• Quaker Preparatory Academy (Tuscarawas County)
• Wyandot Memorial Hospital (Wyandot 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 via Search Audit (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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