Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Copyrighted
January 19, 2021
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 12.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: Government Finance Officers Association Certificate ofAchievementfor
Excellence in Financial Reporting
SUM MARY: City Manager transmitting the notification of the City of Dubuque
receiving the Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of
Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 31 st
consecutive year.
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
MVM Memo City Manager Memo
Staff Memo Staff Memo
Press Release Supporting Documentation
Award Announcement Supporting Documentation
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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: January 12, 2021
Director of Finance and Budget Jennifer Larson 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 31St consecutive year.
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cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Jennifer Larson, Director of Finance and Budget
Cassie Ross, Assistant Director of Finance
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Jennifer Larson, Director of Finance and Budget
SUBJECT: GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
DATE: January 12, 2021
The City of Dubuque has been awarded its 32nd consecutive Certificate of Achievement
for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association
(GFOA) for Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2019.
The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in governmental
accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant
accomplishment by a government and its management.
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Enclosures
Cc: Randy Gehl, Public Information Officer
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GOVERNMENT �INANCE OFFlCERS ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELE.�S�
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
1/11/2021 For more information contact:
Michele Mark Levine,Director/TSC
Phone: (312)977-9700
Fax: (312)977-4806
Email: mlevine@gfoa.org
(Chicago, Illinois)—Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has
awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to City of Dubuque for its
comprehensive annual financial report for the fiscal year ended June 30,2019. The report has been judged by an
impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program, which includes demonstrating a constructive "spirit
of full disclosure"to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read
the report.
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.
Government Finance Officers Association(GFOA)advances excellence in government finance by providing best
practices,professional development, resources, and practical research for more than 21,000 members and the
communities they serve.
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1/11/2021
Roy Buol
Mayor
City of Dubuque, Iowa
Dear Mayor Buol:
We are pleased to notify you that your comprehensive annual financial report for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2019 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 by a government and its
management.
When a Certi�cate 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. This award has been sent to the submitter as
designated on the application.
We hope that you will arrange for a formal presentation of the Certificate and Award of Financial
Reporting Achievement, and give appropriate publicity to this notable achievement. A sample news
release is included to assist with this effort.
We hope that your example will encourage other government officials in their efforts to achieve and
maintain an appropriate standard of excellence in financial reporting.
Sincerely,
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Michele Mark Levine
Director,Technical Services