Government Finance Officers Association AwardGovernment Finance Officers Association
203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2700
Chicago, Illinois 60601-1210
312.977.9700 fax: 312.977.4806
September 16, 2008
Mr. Michael C. Van Milligen
City Manager
City of Dubuque
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
Dear Mr. Van Milligen:
I am pleased to notify you that City of Dubuque, Iowa 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:
Jennifer M. Larson, Budget Director
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
GFOA
GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
Distinguished
Budget Presentation
Award
PRESENTED TO
City of Dubuque
Iowa
Fiscal Year Beginning
July 1, 2008
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