HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009 04 13 Informational 105 Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for 2009 BudgetCOMMISSION AGENDA
ITEM 105
April 13, 2009
Regular Meeting
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Informational X
Public Hearin
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REQUEST: The City Manager is pleased to inform the Commission that the City of Winter Springs
has received the Government Finance Officers Association's Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
for our Fiscal Year 2009 Budget.
PURPOSE: This agenda item is needed to announce that the City has received the Government
Finance Officers Association's Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for our Fiscal Year 2009
Budget.
CONSIDERATIONS:
The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) has compiled an extensive set of criteria to
evaluate an entity's budget document for this award. Documents submitted to the Budget Award
Program are reviewed by select members of the GFOA professional staff and by outside reviewers with
experience in public-sector budgeting. To receive the award, the document must be rated either
proficient or outstanding by at least two of the three reviewers for all four basic categories, as well as for
14 of the 27 specific criteria identified as mandatory.
The City previously, on its first attempt, received this prestigious award for its Fiscal Year 2008 budget
document. We are now pleased to announce that we have again received the GFOA's award, for the
second year in a row, for our FY 2009 Budget document.
ATTACHMENTS:
• Notification Letter from GFOA
• Copy of Award
COMMISSION ACTION:
Government Finance Officers Association
203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2700
Chicago, Illinois 60601-1210
312.977.9700 fax: 312.977.4806
March 10, 2009
The Honorable John F. Bush
Mayor
City of Winter Springs
1126 East State Road 434
Winter Springs, FL 32708
Dear Mayor Bush:
I am pleased to notify you that City of Winter Springs, Florida has received the Distinguished
Budget Presentation Award for the current from the Government Finance Officers Association
(GFOA). This award is the highest form of recognition in governmental budgeting and
represents a significant achievement by your organization.
When a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award is granted to an entity, a Certificate of
Recognition for Budget Presentation is also presented to the individual or department designated
as being primarily responsible for its having achieved the award. This has been presented to:
Michelle Greco, Finance Director
Kelly Balagia, Budget Analyst
We hope you will arrange for a formal public presentation of the award, and that
appropriate publicity will be given to this notable achievement. A press release is
enclosed for your use.
We appreciate your participation in GFOA's Budget Awards Program. Through your
example, we hope that other entities will be encouraged to achieve excellence in
budgeting.
Sincerely,
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Stephen J. Gauthier, Director
Technical Services Center
Enclosure
Washington, DC Office
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 309 Washington, DC 20004 202.393.8020 fax: 202.393.0780
www.gfoa.org
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GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
Distinguished
Budget Presentation
Award
PRESENTED TO
City of Winter Springs
Florida
For the Fiscal Year Beginning
October 1, 2008
President Executive Director