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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: September 21, 1999
Action Agenda
Item No. ~ -mot.
SUBJECT: Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rod Visser, extension 2300
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill _
968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 336-227-2031
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 recently received notification that the 1998-99 Orange County Annual Budget and
Ten Year Capital Plan have been recognized by the GFOA for the Distinguished Budget
Presentation Award for the eighth consecutive year. This award is the highest form of
recognition in governmental budgeting and represents a significant achievement by the
organization. In order to receive this award the budget document must meet program criteria as
a policy document, an operations guide, a financial plan and a communications device. Fiscal
year 1998-99 marks the first year that the Budget staff has produced a document that received
outstanding marks in the areas of policy and operations.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact of this award.
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 a~~ _ .. 2
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION ' ~ J
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180 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 800, Chicago, Illinois 6060' ~-'~ ---- -- - _ - -
312/977-9700 • Fax: 312/977-4806 L„_
August 4, 1999
Mr. John Link
County Manager
Orange County
208 South Cameron Street
Hillsborough, North Cazolina 27278 --
Deaz Mr. Link:
I am pleased to notify you that Orange County, North Carolina has received the Distinguished
Budget Presentation Award for the current yeaz, from the Government Finance Officers
Association (GFOA). This awazd 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:
Donna Dean, Budget Director
We hope you will arrange for a formal public presentation of the awazd, 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,
Jeffrey L. Esser
Executive Director
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Enclosure
WASHINGTON OFFICE
1750 K Street, N.W., Suite 650, Washington, DC 20006
202/429-2750 • Fax: 202/429-2755
GOVERNMENT FINANCE
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
180 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 800. Chicago, Illinois 60601
August 4, 1999 312/977-9700 • Fax: 312/977-4806
PRESS REL.F.ASE
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For Further Information Contact
RELEASE IMMEDIATELY Stephen J. Gauthier (312) 977-9700
Chicago--The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada
(GFOA) is pleased to announce that Orange County, North Cazolina has received the GFOA's
Distinguished Budget Presentation Awazd for its budget.
The awazd 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 aze 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 awazd.
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:
Donna Dean, Budget Director.
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 Awazds Program is the only national awazds program in
governmental budgeting.
WASHINGTON OFFICE
1750 K Street, N.W., Suite 650, Washington, DC 20006
202/429-2750 • Fax: 202/429-2755