Office of the CFO/Treasurer

Cheryl Swisher, CFO/Treasurer

Welcome to the Defiance City Schools Treasurer’s webpage. The Treasurer is the Chief Financial Officer reports directly to the Board of Education and is located in the Business Office at 801 S. Clinton, Defiance Ohio. The Treasurer’s Office is primarily responsible for the following school district functions:

• Financial Forecasting
• Payroll
• Vendor Invoices
• Receipt Processing
• Reconciling District Accounts
• Managing Employee Benefit Programs
• State and Federal Grant Programs
• Investing District Funds
• Asset Inventory
• Public Records Custodian
• Board of Education Meeting Minutes

This webpage currently includes links to the District’s current five-year forecast, and additional reports will be added in the future to provide district residents, parents, and other community members with information regarding DC School’s financial position.

If you have any questions, or would like additional information, please contact Cheryl Swisher at 419-782-9452 ext 3010 or by email at [email protected]

Fraud Reporting

To report fraud, The Ohio Fraud Reporting System provides citizens and public employees with several ways to anonymously report allegations of fraud, abuse or misuse of taxpayer funds. Individuals can anonymously report online at the Auditor of State’s website (Click here), call the SIU Fraud Hotline: 1-866-FRAUD OH (1-866-372-8364), or mail a written complaint to:

                  Ohio Auditor of State’s Office
                  Special Investigations Unit
                  88 East Broad Street
                  P.O. Box 1140
                  Columbus, OH 43215