OHIO TURNPIKE COMMISSION

Resolution Honoring the Distinguished Service of the

Late CFO/Comptroller James T. Steiner and

Expressing Commission’s Sorrow and

Extending Sympathy to the Steiner Family

WHEREAS, the Commission has suffered the loss of its CFO/Comptroller James T.

Steiner, who served in that capacity with great honor and distinction since his appointment to

that position on May 10, 1999; and

WHEREAS, the untimely death of James T. Steiner on January 21, 2010, has saddened

his many friends, co-workers, business associates and acquaintances at the Commission; and

WHEREAS, during James Steiner’s tenure as CFO/Comptroller, as evidenced by the

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for which he oversaw preparation every year beginning

in 1999 through the year 2008, the Commission was awarded the Certificate of Achievement for

Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association for the

United States and Canada based upon the Commission’s achievement of the highest standards in

government accounting and financial reporting; and

WHEREAS, during his tenure as CFO/Comptroller, the Commission also received The

Auditor’s Award by the Auditor of the State of Ohio based upon the Commission’s commitment

to the highest standards of financial reporting in its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report;

and

WHEREAS, the Commission, during the tenure of CFO/Comptroller James T. Steiner,

was able to maintain the highest credit ratings issued by the three nationally recognized bond

rating agencies; and

WHEREAS, the Commission, during the tenure of CFO/Comptroller James T. Steiner

and under his guidance, moved forward with conversion to the new electronic toll collection

system and successfully completed several different bond issuances and/or refunding of bond

debt, thereby making it possible for the Commission to proceed with the third lane construction

project and other major capital infrastructure replacement projects, including the replacement of

several pairs of its original service plazas and the Cuyahoga Valley River Bridges; and

WHEREAS, the late James T. Steiner, was highly respected by the Commission’s

members, its staff, his colleagues and all those with whom he was associated during his tenure

with the Commission; and

WHEREAS, the members of the Commission and the Commission’s staff wish to give

formal and public recognition for the most honorable, exceptionally dedicated and effective

service of its late CFO/Comptroller James T. Steiner, as a distinguished member of its staff.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT

RESOLVED that the Ohio Turnpike Commission, by the adoption of this resolution,

hereby expresses its sorrow upon the death of James T. Steiner, who contributed to and was

responsible for the Commission’s achievement of the highest standards of excellence in financial

reporting, and hereby tenders to his family its most sincere and deepest sympathy; and

FURTHER RESOLVED that the Assistant Secretary-Treasurer be, and he hereby is,

instructed to transmit a certified copy of this resolution to The Steiner Family.

(Resolution No. 1-2010 adopted February 22, 2010)

WITNESS our hands and the seal of the Ohio Turnpike Commission on this 22nd day of

February, 2010.

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Joseph A. Balog

Chairman

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David O. Regula

Vice-Chairman

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George F. Dixon, III

Secretary-Treasurer

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Edward A. Kidston

Member

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Bonita Teeuwen

Deputy Director

Ohio Department of Transportation, District 12

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L. George Distel

Assistant Secretary-Treasurer