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

  • Buckeye Central Local School District (Crawford County)
  • East Holmes Local School District (Holmes County)
  • Franklin City School District (Warren County)
  • Labrae Local School District (Trumbull County)
  • Lakewood Digital Academy (Licking County)
  • Triad Local School District (Champaign County)
  • Washington County Career Center
  • Wayne County Schools Career Center
  • Wooster City School District (Wayne County)

The Auditor of State Award is presented 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 timely financial reports with the Auditor of State’s office in accordance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles);
  • The audit report does not contain any findings for recovery, material citations, material weaknesses, significant deficiencies, Single Audit findings or questioned costs;
  • The entity’s management letter contains no comments related to: ethics referrals; questioned costs less than $10,000; lack of timely report submission; reconciliation; failure to obtain a timely Single Audit; findings for recovery less than $100; and public meetings or public records
  • No other financial or other concerns exist that involve eligible entity.

A full copy of each report is available online.