Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of Excellence Award Copyrighted
August 7, 2017
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 4.
ITEM TITLE: Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of
Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
SUMMARY: City Manager transmitting correspondence from the
Finance Officers Association (GFOA)awarding Finance
Director Jean Nachtman and the City of Dubuque the
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial
Reporting for Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2016.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in City Manager Memo
Financial Reporting-MVM Memo
Staff Memo Staff Memo
Letter from GFOA Supporting Documentation
GFOAAward Supporting Documentation
THE COF Dubuque
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
DATE: July 31, 2017
Finance Director Jean Nachtman and the City of Dubuque have been awarded the
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government
Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2016. For the City
of Dubuque, this is the 29th consecutive year.
The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of
governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a
significant accomplishment by a government and its management.
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Mic ael C. Van Milligen
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Attachment
cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Jean M. Nachtman, Finance Director
THE CITY OF Dubuque
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Masterpiece on the Mississippi 2007.2012.2013
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Jean M. Nachtman, Finance Director
SUBJECT: GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
DATE: July 28, 2017
The City of Dubuque has been awarded its 29th consecutive Certificate of Achievement
for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association
(GFOA) for Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2016.
The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of
governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a
significant accomplishment by a government and its management.
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Enclosures
' Government Finance* Officers Association
203 North LaSalle Street,Suite 2700
Chicago, Illinois 60601-1210
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312.977.9700 fix: 312.977.4806
July 26,2017
Jean M.Nachtman
Finance Director
City of Dubuque
City Hall, 50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, 1A 52001-4805
Dear Ms.Nachtman:
We are pleased to notify you that your 2016 fiscal year end comprehensive annual financial report(CAFR) qualifies for GFOA's
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of
recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment.
Congratulations for having satisfied the high standards of the program. We hope that your example will encourage others in their
efforts to achieve and maintain an appropriate standard of excellence in financial reporting.
A"Summary of Grading" form and a confidential list of comments and suggestions for possible improvements are enclosed. It
is strongly encouraged the recommended improvements be implemented into the next report and the report be submitted to the
program within six months of your next fiscal year end. Certificate of Achievement Program policy requires that written
responses to the comments and suggestions for improvement accompany the next fiscal year's submission. The written responses
should provide details about how each item is addressed within this report. These responses will be provided to those Special
Review Committee members participating in the review. If a comment is unclear or there appears to be a discrepancy, please
contact the Technical Services Center at (312) 977-9700 and ask to speak with a Certificate of Achievement Program in-house
reviewer.
When a Certificate of Achievement is awarded to a government, an Award of Financial Reporting Achievement (AFRA) is also
presented to the individual(s) or department designated by the government as primarily responsible for its having earned the
Certificate. An AFRA is enclosed for the preparer as designated on the application.
Continuing participants will find a Certificate and brass medallion enclosed with these results. First-time recipients will find a
Certificate enclosed with these results and will receive a plaque in about 10 weeks. You may arrange for a formal presentation of
the Certificate and Award of Financial Reporting Achievement, and we hope that appropriate publicity will be given to this
notable achievement. A sample news release has been enclosed.
A current holder of a Certificate of Achievement may include a reproduction of the Certificate in its immediately subsequent
CAFR. A camera-ready copy of your Certificate is enclosed for that purpose. If you reproduce your Certificate in your next
report, please refer to the enclosed instructions. A Certificate of Achievement is valid for a period of one year.
A Certificate of Achievement Program application is posted on GFOA's website. This application must be completed and
accompany your next submission. See sections III and IV of the application for instructions. The entity's GFOA membership
number appears on the attached comments and must be listed on the application. Your continued interest in and support
of the Certificate of Achievement Program is most appreciated. If we may be of any further assistance, please contact the
Technical Services Center at(312) 977-9700.
Sincerely,
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Todd Buikema
Acting Director,Technical Services Center
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Government Finance Officers Association
Certificate of
Achievement
for Excellence
in Financial
Reporting
Presented to
City of Dubuque
Iowa
For its Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report
for the Fiscal Year Ended
June 30, 2016
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