Another reason to eliminate Townships in Ohio

The taxpayers would not have to pay the State Auditor's office to audit 1309 townships.

I'm told an audit for a small township costs around $5,000. Multiply that by 1309 = $6,545,000. This is a very conservative figure.

So, we (taxpayers) now pay taxes to support Townships. The Townships pay (using our taxes) the State Auditor's office (which is also tax payer funded) to audit the Townships. Does this sound like an employment agency for auditors? It does to me.

I'm not suggesting that auditing is not needed. See this as an example. However, if our State Auditor Mary Taylor could focus on 88 counties (granted she would have to spend more time at the counties) instead of 1309 townships along with the 88 counties....the job would have to be easier, less costly to do and more thorough.

Townships need to be abolished.