HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 10-06-1998 - 6aORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: October 6, 1998
SUBJECT: Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
DEPARTMENT: County Manager
ATTACHMENT(S):
Action Agenda
Item No. 6 _4
PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)
BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/N)
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rod Visser, Assistant County Manager
TELEPHONE NUMBERS: - - ext. 2300
Hillsborough 732 -8181
Chapel Hill 968 -4501
Durham 688 -7331
Mebane 227 -2031
PURPOSE: To present the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award of the Government Finance
Officers' Association (GFOA) to the staff of the Orange County Budget Office.
BACKGROUND: The County has received notification that the 1997 -98 Orange County Budget
has been recognized by the GFOA with the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. This award
is the highest form of recognition in governmental budgeting. This year marks the seventh
consecutive year that the Budget staff - Budget Director Donna Dean and Budget & Management
Analyst Keith Lane - have published a budget document that meets GFOA criteria as a policy
document, as an operations guide, as a financial plan and as a communication device.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board recognize the achievement
of the Orange County Budget Office and present the GFOA plaque to the Budget staff.
GOVERNMENT FINANCE
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
180 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 800, Chicago, Illinois 60601
312/977 -9700 • Fax: 312/977 -4806
July 31, 1998
Mr. John Link
County Manager
Orange County
P.O. Box 8181
Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278
Dear Mr. Link:
I am pleased to notify you that Orange County, North Carolina has received the Distinguished
Budget Presentation Award for the current year, 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:
The Budget Office
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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Jeffrey L. Esser
Executive Director
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Enclosure
WASHINGTON OFFICE
1750 K Street, N.W., Suite 650, Washington, OC 20006
202/429 -2750 • Fax: 202/429 -2755
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GOVERNMENT FINANCE
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
180 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 800, Chicago, Illinois 60601
July 31, 1998 312/977 -9700 • Fax: 312/977 -4806
PRESS RELEASE
For Further Information Contact
RELEASE IMMEDIATELY Stephen J. Gauthier (312) 977 -9700
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Chicago - -The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada
(GFOA) is pleased to announce that Orange County, North Carolina has received the GFOA's
Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its budget.
The award represents a significant achievement by the entity. It reflects the commitment of the
governing body and staff to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting. In order
to receive the budget award, the entity had to satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for
effective budget presentation. These guidelines are designed to assess how well an entity's
budget serves as:
• a policy document
• a financial plan
• an operations guide
• a communication device
Budget documents must be rated "proficient" in all four categories to receive the award.
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 the
Budget Office.
Since the inception of the GFOA's Distinguished Budget Presentation Awards Program in 1984,
approximately 700 entities have received the Award. Award recipients have pioneered efforts to
improve the quality of budgeting and provide an excellent example for other governments
throughout North America.
The Government Finance Officers Association is a nonprofit professional association serving
12,650 government finance professionals throughout North America. The GFOA's
Distinguished Budget Presentation Awards Program is the only national awards program in
governmental budgeting.
WASHINGTON OFFICE
1750 K Street, N.W. Suite 650, Washington, DC 20006
202/429 -2750 - Fax: 202/429 -2755