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Auditor Faber asks Senate to keep House funding to avoid steep local audit rate increases
Summary
Auditor of State Keith Faber told the Senate Finance Committee that Governor's recommended funding would force large increases in local government audit rates; the House substitute funded the auditor’s request and would limit rates to $42 and $43 per hour for 2026 and 2027 instead of larger proposed hikes.
Auditor of State Keith Faber told the Senate Finance Committee that insufficient funding from the executive recommendation would require large increases to the hourly audit rates charged to local governments and schools, and he urged senators to retain the House’s funding levels adopted in the substitute version of House Bill 96.
Faber said his office audits roughly 6,000 Ohio government entities and runs the Uniform Accounting Network used by many townships and villages. He described the auditor’s office as “the watchdog on those who spend government money,” and highlighted units that perform investigative work, performance audits and local government assistance.
Under current law and practice, local…
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