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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
Item No V-A
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: May 3, 1993
SUBJECT: Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
DEPARTMENT County Manager PUBLIC HEARING YES NO X
ATTACHMENT(S) INFORMATION CONTACT
GFOA Award Letter Rod Visser, ext 2300
TELEPHONE NUMBER
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Mebane 227-2031
Durham 688-7331
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 1992-93
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
third consecutive year that the Budget staff - Budget Director Sally
Kost, Budget & Management Analyst Donna Dean, and Budget Technician
Teresa Pope - 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.
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GOVERNMENT FINANCE
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
180 North Michigan Avenue,Suite 800,Chicago,Illinois 60601
312/977-9700•Fax:312/977-4806
February 5, 1993
Mr . John M. Link
County Manager
Orange County
200 E. Cameron Street
Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278
Dear Mr . Link:
I am pleased to notify you that Orange County has received the
Distinguished Budget Presentation Award 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.
Your government 's plaque will be shipped under separate cover to
Ms. Sally Kost , who originally submitted the budget for
consideration. 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 governments will be
encouraged to achieve excellence in budgeting .
Sincerely,
Je frey L. Esser
Executive Director
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Enclosure
WASHINGTON OFFICE
1750 K Street,N.W.,Suite 200,Washington,D.C.20006
202/429-2750•Fax:202/429-2755
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GOVERNMENT FINANCE
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
180 North Michigan Avenue,Suite BOO,Chicago,Illinois 60601
312/977-9700•Fax:312/977-4806
February 5, 1993
PRESS RELEASE
For Further Information Contact
RELEASE IMMEDIATELY Dennis Strachota (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 GFOA'S Distinguished Budget
Presentation Award for its budget . This award is the highest form
of recognition in governmental budgeting. Its attainment
represents a significant accomplishment by the management and
elected officials of Orange County, North Carolina. To receive
the award, governments submit their budget document for review by
a panel of independent budget experts. Using extensive criteria,
the reviewers evaluate the effectiveness of the budget as:
o A policy document
o A financial plan
o An operations guide
o A communication device
Award-winning documents must be rated 'proficient ' in all four
categories.
Since 1984, over 500 governmental entities have received the
Distinguished Budget Presentation Award nationwide. Winning
entries represented truly pioneering efforts to improve the
quality of budgeting and provide excellent examples for other
governments throughout North America.
The Government Finance Officers Association is a nonprofit
professional association serving 9,500 government finance
professionals throughout North America . Over 11,000 governments
participate actively in the association 's activities . The
association produces a variety of technical publications in
various fields of governmental finance, and represents the public
finance community in Washington, D .C . The association provides
numerous training opportunities , and conducts an annual conference
attended by over 3,000 public finance professionals .
WASHINGTON OFFICE
1750 K Street,N.W.,Suite 200,Washington,D.C.20006
202/429-2750•Fax:202/429-2755