State auditors revise finding for recovery issued in City of Hillsboro's audit
The Ohio Auditor’s Office rereleased the City of Hillsboro’s 2022 audit Thursday, in which a finding for recovery was reduced from $25,357 to $20,054.
As previously reported, a press release from the Ohio Auditor’s Office Jan. 30 says: “A finding for recovery of $25,357 was issued Tuesday against a former Hillsboro Municipal Court clerk, who was overpaid for unused leave when she retired.
“Diane Seeling, who retired in September 2021, was paid $46,266 in severance, including $32,002 for unused vacation time, $8,097 for unused sick time and $6,167 for unused personal leave.
“However, Hillsboro city policy requires employees to use vacation and personal leave within a 12-month period or lose that paid time off. Auditors determined Seeling should have received $20,909 for her unpaid leave balances, resulting in an overpayment of $25,357.
“Seeling and former City Auditor Alex Butler and their bonding companies are jointly and severally liable for the finding.”
In a revised letter to the city, dated Feb. 5 and released Feb. 15, Faber removed “personal time” — keeping only vacation time — and said that “under city vacation policy, Diane Seeling should have been paid $26,212 for her unpaid leave balances, resulting in an overpayment of $20,054.”
The revised finding for recovery has been issued against Seeling, Butler “and his bonding company Cincinnati Insurance Company, jointly and severally, in the amount of $20,054, in favor of the City of Hillsboro’s General Fund.”
To read the original story on the city’s audit, go to: https://highlandcountypress.com/news/updated-finding-recovery-25357-inc….