Press release

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:

  • Capital High School (Franklin County)
  • City of Union (Montgomery County)
  • Colonel Crawford Local School District (Crawford County)
  • Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority (Montgomery County)
  • James A. Garfield Local School District (Portage County)
  • Madison Local School District (Richland County)
  • Niles City School District (Trumbull County)
  • Willoughby-Eastlake City School District (Lake 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; 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.