HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 10-05-1999 - 6aORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: October 5, 1999
Action Agenda
Item No. (~ _ p~
SUBJECT: Presentation--Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
DEPARTMENT: County Manager
PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)
BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/N) N
ATTACHMENT(S):
Plaque & Certificate (to be presented)
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rod Visser, Extension 2300
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 227-2031
PURPOSE: To acknowledge receipt of the Government Finance Officers'
Association (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement and recognize the
individuals responsible for this achievement.
BACKGROUND: The GFOA Certificate of Achievement recognizes excellence in
government financial reporting. The Certificate of Achievement is
generally acknowledged as the highest form of recognition in the
area of governmental accounting and financial reporting and its
attainment represents a significant accomplishment by an entity and
its management.
Orange County has been awazded the Certificate of Achievement
each yeaz since 1982. Each year the eligibility standazds for the
award become more stringent. The Finance staff is to be commended
for their ability to consistently meet the high standazds reflected by
this awazd.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that Ken Chavious and his Finance staff
be recognized for their accomplishments in being awazded the GFOA
Certificate of Achievement for the fiscal yeaz ended June 30, 1998
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