![]() ![]() Trustees say they instructed Terwilleger, who’s held the office continuously since she was first appointed in 1980, not to issue any checks on the township’s previous accounting system after the Jan. In response, township officials last year voted to switch to the Ohio Uniform Accounting Network software developed by the state auditor’s office and used by more than 1,100 townships and villages across the state The allegations are the latest financial troubles for the fast-growing township of about 24,000 residents, which has struggled with snarled finances and looming deficits for more than a decade.Īudits conducted of the township’s finances by state-certified auditors for fiscal years 2002-09 reveal numerous violations of state law, many of which are repeat violations. “We’ve got to stop the bleeding in the fiscal office,” Trustee David Wallace said at Wednesday’s trustee meeting. Officials also asked the township’s law director, Warren Ritchie, to investigate whether accusations of unauthorized spending by Terwilleger violate the Ohio Revised Code. ![]() ![]() The three-member board of trustees voted unanimously this week to refer the matter involving Jackie Terwilleger to the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office for review. – Township trustees have called for a criminal investigation into allegations that the township’s publicly elected fiscal officer falsified checks written on the township’s account. ![]()
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