That audit showed six violations of state law, many of which were repeat violations, and looming deficits of more than $2 million. Warrick, a three-year township resident and business consultant, was among the first to criticize officials after the state auditor's office released the township's 2008-09 audit in December.
Those investigations remain ongoing, officials have said. Officials have also asked the township's law director, Warren Ritchie, to investigate whether other accusations of unauthorized spending by Terwilleger violate the Ohio Revised Code. Township trustees unanimously voted in February to refer Terwilleger, 73, to the Warren County Prosecutor's Office for a criminal investigation on allegations she allegedly backdated a series of checks totaling $134,000 and issued them without trustees' approval, as required by law. Terwilleger, who had held the office of fiscal officer for 34 years, announced her departure last month amid allegations she had mismanaged township finances, falsified checks written on the township's account and authorized payments without trustees' approval, among other claims. Township trustees on Wednesday unanimously voted to appoint Ray Warrick as fiscal officer to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Jackie Terwilleger. One of Hamilton Township's most outspoken critics of how officials handled what has become a financial morass will now serve as the township's top financial officer.
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