GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Copyrighted
July 2, 2018
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 5.
ITEM TITLE: GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in
Financial Reporting
SUMMARY: City Manager transmitting the 30th Consecutive Certificate
of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
received from the Government Finance Officers
Association that recognizes the City's Comprehensive
Annual Financial Report (CAFR).
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
GFOA Certificate of Achievement-NNM Memo City Manager Memo
GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Staff Memo
Financial Reporting
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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: June 28, 2018
Finance Director Jean Nachtman is transmitting the notification of the City of Dubuque
receiving the Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of Achievement for
Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 30�h consecutive year.
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cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Jean Nachtman, Finance Director
Jennifer Larson, Budget Director
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FROM: Jean M. Nachtman, Finance Director '�
� SUBJECT: GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
DATE: June 25, 2018
The City of Dubuque has been awarded its 30t" consecutive Certificate of Achievement
for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association
(GFOA) for Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2017.
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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June 18,2018
Jean M.Nachtman
Finance Director
City of Dubuque
50 West 13th Street
City Hall
Dubuque, IA 52001-4805
Dear Ms.Nachtman;
We are pleased to notify you that your 2017 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
acco�mting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment.
Congratulations fol• 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. We want to strongly encourage the recommended improvements be
made in the next report, and that 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 sttggestions 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 Specia( Review Committee
members participating in the review. If a comment is unclear or there appears to be a
discrepancy, please contact the Technical Seivices Center at (312) 977-9700 and ask to speak
with a Certi�cate of Achievement Program in-house reviewer.
When a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting 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 brass medallion enclosed with. these results. First-time
recipients will receive a plaque in about 10 weeks. You may arrange for a formal presentation of
the Award. We hope that appropriate publicity will be given to this notable achievement. A
sample news release has been enclosed.
A current holder of a Certiftcate of Achievement may include a reproduction of the Certificate in
its immediately subsequent CAFR. A camera-ready copy of your Cei�tificate is enclosed for that
purpose. If you reproduce your Certificate in your next report, please refer to the enclosed
instructions. A Cet�tificate of Achievement is valid for a period of one year.
A Cei�tificate ofAchievement Program application is posted on GFOA's website. This application
must be completed and accompany your next submission. See sections III and N 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 Certi�cate 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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Michele Mark Levine
Director,Technical Services Center
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GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
06/18/2018 For more information contact:
Michele Mark Levine, Director/TSC
Phone: (312) 977-9700
Fax: (312) 977-4806
E-mail: mlevine@gfoa.org
�Chicago, IIlinois)--The Certi�cate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded
• to City of Dubuque by Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada(GFOA)
for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). The Certificate of Achievement is tlle higliest 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.
An Award of Financial Reporting Achievement has been awarded to the individual(s► or department
designated by the govecnment as primarily responsible for preparing the award-winning CAFR.
The CAFR has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program, which includ�s
demoustrating a constructive "spirit of full disclosure" to clearly communicate its �nancial stoiy and
motivate potential users and user groups to read the CAFR.
Governnzent Finance Officers Association is a major professional association servicing the needs of f7early
19,000 appointed and elected local, state, and provincial-level govern���ent officials and other finance
practitioners. It provides top quality publications, training progrcrms, services, and products designed to
enha�Zce the skills and perfornaance of those responsible for governnaent finance policy and managemev�t.
The associatzon is headqua�•tered in Chicago, Illinois, with offices in Washington, D.C.
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