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April 2019 The Auditor’s Ledger Mike Kovack Medina County Auditor PRSRT STD TheA newsletter byAuditor’s Medina County Auditor, Mike KovackLedger 144 North Broadway St. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Medina, Ohio 44256 AKRON OH Tel. (330) 725-9754 PERMIT #870 A newsletter from Medina County Auditor, Mike Kovack January 2015 Toll Free (844) 722-3800 ext. 9754 www.medinacountyauditor.org Auditor Kovack Announces Seals Count on us to be here when you need us. 2015 Design Award Winners Duties and Responsibilities: Mike Kovack, Medina County Auditor, announced the winners of the Annual Weights and Measures Seal •View and appraise property Design Contest Sealsat the awards Contest ceremony held at the Medina County Career Center Café on February 5. •Determine eligibility for tax reduction programs Matthew Harvey ofRunners the Medina County Up Career Center (MCCC) and Tori Rogers of Black River High School •Issue licenses-dogs, vendors and more took home first place awards in the “Inspected and Sealed” and “Price Verification” categories, besting over •Distribute tax revenues to governmental units. 200 other entries. Harvey is a junior and his home school is Cloverleaf High School. Rogers is a senior. Both •Present annual tax budgets to Budget Commission students’ designs will be featured on gas pumps and cash registers throughout the county and their names will appear on every seal. They each received a $75 prize. •Custodian of funds received each year by the county •Paymaster for nearly 1,400 county employees Inspected and Sealed •Certify accuracy of all measuring devices Beth Kilchenman & Kim Fetty Newsletter Editors If you like animals, you’ll love 1st Place Winner 2nd Place Winner 3rd Place Winner 4th Place Winner 5th Place Winner 6th Place Winner Have You Suffered Property Damage the annual Pet Palooza at Matthew Harvey Tyler Leatherman Cole McCurley William Schaffer Kyra Papp Kiersten White the Brunswick Library, 3649 from High Winds in February? Center Road, on Saturday, Price Verification April 13, 10 am-2 pm. Look for the Medina County Auditor’s table with Did you suffer storm damage during the high winds information about our upcoming Medina County incident in February? Make sure to fill out a Destroyed Pet-Tacular! on Saturday, May 4. Top L to R: Weights & Measures or Damaged Property Form with our office. This will Inspector Bryan Lanning, Pet food donations will be accepted for the Medina 1st Place Winner 2nd Place Winner 3rd Place Winner 4th Place Winner 5th Place Winner 6th Place Winner Auditor Mike Kovack reduce your property value by the approved damage Tori Rogers Nathan Dietrich Abigail Bechen Emily States Calvin Reverente Joesphine Earls Bottom L to R: Tori Rogers, County SPCA. Please do not bring your pets. amount and reduce next year's taxes by approximately Matthew Harvey 2% of that approved damage amount. For more information log on to www.mcdl.info/PetPalooza Other finalists for the “Inspected and Sealed” award were Tyler Leatherman of Wadsworth High School, Cole Download the form at http://www.medinacountyauditor. McCurley (Medina High School) of the MCCC, William Schaeffer (Medina High School) of the MCCC, Kyra org/forms.htm. Please note the filing dates on the form The day’s schedule includes: Papp (Medina High School) of the MCCC and Kiersten White of Wadsworth High School. to receive full credit and be sure to submit copies of Katie Bee Puppet Show, 10 – 11 am; insurance statements, repair estimates or contractor Akron .Zoomobile Superheroes, Finalists for the “Price Verification” category were Nathan Dietrich of Wadsworth High School, Abigail invoices to document the damage amount! 11:30 am – 12:30 pm; Bechen (Medina High School) of the MCCC, Emily States (Buckeye High School) of the MCCC, Calvin Credit for damage only applies to real property on Turtle Lady, 1 – 2 pm; Reverente (Cloverleaf High School) of the MCCC and Josephine Earls (Buckeye High School) of the which you pay property taxes. Personal items, MCCC. The designs of all the finalists will also be featured on measuring devices throughout the county. Spring Mist Farm, 11 am – 1 pm furnishings, vehicles, trees and landscaping are not valued for real property purposes. In some cases, Nate the Great Balloon Artistry, The Weights and Measures program, overseen by Kovack, is a state-mandated program to ensure that all cleanup and demolition costs associated with the 11 am – 2 pm. devices are working properly in the county and to ensure consumers buy with confidence. Bryan Lanning is damage may be credited. Please call 330-725-9753 .“Ferris,” the Buehler’s Food Truck will have food the Chief Weights and Measures Inspector for the county. Any measuring device missing the sticker should with any questions. available for purchase in the parking lot. be reported to Kovack’s office at 330-725-9764. The Auditor’s Ledger Pg. 2 Pg. 7 The Auditor’s Ledger April 2019 April 2019 Medina County Auditor Recognizes Local Merchants Medina County Auditor Receives Certificate for during Weights and Measures Week Excellence in Financial Reporting The Medina The Certificate of Achievement Mike Kovack, Medina County Auditor, is “Our job is to protect consumers and provide County Auditor is the highest form of recognition observing National Weights and Measures fair competition among businesses,” Kovack Mike Kovack’s in the area of governmental Week by honoring 75 local merchants for said. “We’re impressed with these local office was accounting and financial reporting, their excellence in consumer protection in companies who are working hard to ensure recently awarded and its attainment represents a the marketplace during 2018. Each of the their devices are consistently accurate.” The the Excellence significant accomplishment by a merchants had perfect scores during their auditor’s Weights and Measures division, in Financial government and its management. price verification inspections last year. under Bryan Lanning, inspects over 4,000 Reporting award from the devices on an annual basis to Out of those 75 merchants, three Government Finance Officers The CAFR has been judged by an protect Medina County consumers. businesses were singled out for $1.00 Association (GFOA) for the 26th impartial panel to meet the high their excellence in consumer $0.75 consecutive year in a row. standards of the program including The impact of the inspector’s protection. Century Cycles of demonstrating a constructive work is high. It has been Medina, Karen’s Hallmark Shop “We have always put a premium “spirit of full disclosure” to clearly estimated that a one fluid of Brunswick and Tractor Supply on the highest standards in our .communicate its financial story ounce error in the sale of the L to R: Deputy Auditor Kyle Dickel, Co. of Wadsworth were all accounting department,” said Mike Accounting Supervision Sharon Creswell and and motivate potential users and Actual 3 billion gallons of gasoline Deputy Auditor MaryBeth Guenther presented with special certificates. Actual quantity is Kovack, Medina County Auditor. user groups to read the CAFR. quantity is 1 gallon sold in a state in one year “Deputy auditor Kyle Dickel, with the 3/4 gallon would result in errors totaling Weights and Measures Week is assistance and oversight of deputy auditors The GFOA is a nonprofit professional $87.9 million. celebrated March 1-7 each year MaryBeth Guenther and Sharon Creswell, association serving approximately 17,500 to commemorate John Adams 1 gallon 1 gallon once again continued that tradition of government financial professionals with The Auditor’s Office is using signing the first United States excellence in 2018.” offices in Chicago and Washington, D.C. Company 1 Company 2 Weights and Measures weights and measures law on (represents (sells an Week to inform the public March 2, 1799. Weights and 3/4 gallon as accurate 1 gallon) 1 gallon) about its role in commerce measures responsibilities in the and to help citizens to be Peace, Love and Senior Day marketplace have expanded well beyond more aware as consumers. “We encourage simple scales and meters since then. In anyone in the county who suspects that a Remember the 1960’s when everything was groovy, uptight and outta sight? Join the Medina addition to testing gas pumps and grocery measuring device is not working properly to County Office for Older Adults on Tuesday, May 21 for Senior Day 2019 “Peace, Love & Senior store scales, Medina County today tests call our office at 330-725-9764,” said Bryan Day.” sophisticated electronic devices ranging from Lanning, Chief Weights and Measures jewelry scales and software driven devices to Inspector for the county. Events kick off at 9 am at the Community Center at the Medina County Fairgrounds, 735 Lafayette multiple ton truck scales. Rd., Medina and continue until 1 pm for only $4 admission. Over 80 vendors that offer services geared toward seniors will provide information, screenings and promotional items. There will be entertainment, give-a-ways, door prizes and a free photo booth. A boxed lunch is included in the admission price. The Medina Drug Task Force will provide a disposal box for unused medications. Transportation is provided by Medina County Transit. Deadline to sign up for transportation is May 7. Call the Medina County Office for Older Adults to register at 330-723- Weights & Measures Inspector, L to R: Weights & Measures Inspector, L to R: Weights & Measures Inspector, 9514 or toll free at 1-844-722-3800. Bryan Lanning and Wadsworth Tractor Supply Bryan Lanning, Medina Century Cycles Bryan Lanning, Brunswick’s Karen’s Co. Assistant Manager Tyler Hundley Manager Bob Soroky and Auditor Mike Kovack Hallmark Shop Manager Shirley Telenko and Auditor Mike Kovack The Auditor’s Ledger Pg. 6 Pg. 3 The Auditor’s Ledger April 2019 April 2019 Enjoy Bike Riding in Medina County National In the merry month of May, the days grow longer County Auditor’s office at 144 N.