New Philadelphia, OH (September 24, 2024)— The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) has been awarded the ‘Auditor of State Award’ from the Ohio Auditor of State’s office for meeting a range of criteria for required audits conducted on the conservancy district’s financial records for the past year.
Auditor of State, Keith Faber recently announced that the MWCD was selected to receive the award of commendation because the MWCD audit report for the year 2023 met the following guidelines:
- The entity must file financial reports with the Auditor of State’s Office by the statutory due date, without extension, via the Hinkle System on the GAAP accounting basis.
- The audit report does not contain any findings for recovery, material citations, material weaknesses, significant deficiencies, Uniform Guidance (Single Audit) findings, or questioned costs.
- The entity’s management letter contains no comments related to:
- Ethics referrals
- Questioned costs less than the threshold per Uniform Guidance
- Lack of timely 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.
“MWCD is again proud to be recognized for financial management excellence by Auditor Farber,” said Craig Butler, MWCD Executive Director. “This award represents the high level of commitment to financial stewardship of our excellent financial management staff and all MWCD employees.”
Copies of the MWCD’s audit reports are available online at the Auditor of State’s website at www.auditor.state.oh.us.
The Auditor of State’s office is responsible for auditing more than 5,900 state and local government agencies.
