Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Copyrighted
April 19, 2021
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 20.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: Distinguished Budget PresentationAward from Government Finance
Officers Association (GFOA)
SUM MARY: Correspondence from the Government Finance Officers Association
(GFOA)stating that the City's budget document has been awarded the
Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the current fiscal period.
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
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FY21 GFOA Distinguished Budget Award Supporting Documentation
March 08, 2021
Jennifer Larson
Director of Finance and Budget
City of Dubuque
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque,IA 52001
Dear Ms. Larson:
We are pleased to inform you,based on the examination of your budget by a panel of independent reviewers,
that your budget document has been awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from
Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for the current fiscal period. This award is the highest
form of recognition in governmental budgeting.Its attainment represents a significant achievement by your
organization.
The Distinguished Budget Presentation Award is valid for one year. To continue your participation in the
program, it will be necessary to submit your next annual budget document to GFOA within 90 days of the
proposed budget's submission to the legislature or within 90 days of the budget's final adoption.
Information about how to submit an application for the Distinguished Budget Program application is posted
on GFOA's website.
Each program participant is provided with confidential comments and suggestions for possible
improvements to the budget document. Your comments are enclosed. We urge you to carefully consider
the suggestions offered by our reviewers as you prepare your next budget.
When a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award is granted to an entiry, a Certificate of Recognition for
Budget Presentation is also presented to the individual(s) or department designated as being primarily
responsible for its having achieved the award. Enclosed is a Certificate of Recognition for Budget
Preparation for:
Jennifer Larson,Director of Finance and Budget
Continuing participants will receive a brass medallion that will be mailed separately. First-time recipients
will receive an award plaque within eight to ten weeks. Enclosed is a camera-ready reproduction of the
award for inclusion in your next budget. If you reproduce the camera-ready image in your next budget, it
should be accompanied by a statement indicating continued compliance with program criteria. The
following standardized text should be used:
Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) presented a
Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to City of Dubuque, Iowa, for its Annual Budget for
the fiscal year beginning July O1, 2020. In order to receive this award, a governmental unit must
publish a budget document that meets program criteria as a policy document, as a financial plan,
as an operations guide, and as a communications device.
This award is valid for a period of one year only. We believe our current budget continues to
conform to program requirements, and we are submitting it to GFOA to determine its eligibility for
another award.
A press release is enclosed.
Upon request, GFOA can provide a video from its Executive Director congratulating your specific entiry
for winning the Budget Award.
We appreciate your participation in this program, and we sincerely hope that your example will encourage
others in their efforts to achieve and maintain excellence in governmental budgeting. The most current list
of award recipients can be found on GFOA's website at www.gfoa.org. If we can be of further assistance,
please contact the Technical Services Center at(312) 977-9700.
Sincerely,
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Michele Mark Levine
Director, Technical Services Center
Enclosure
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 08, 2021
For more information,contact:
Technical Services Center
Phone: (312)977-9700
Fax: (312) 977-4806
E-mail: bud�etawards(a�gfoa.org
(Chicago, Illinois)--Government Finance Officers Association is pleased to announce that City of
Dubuque,Iowa, has received GFOA's Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its budget.
The award 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 are designed to assess how well an entity's budget serves as:
■ a policy document
■ a financial plan
■ an operations guide
■ a communications device
Budget documents must be rated "proficient" in all four categories, and in the fourteen mandatory criteria
within those categories,to receive the award.
When a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award is granted to an entity, a Certificate of Recognition for
Budget Presentation is also presented to the individual(s) or department designated as being primarily
responsible for having achieved the award. This has been presented to Jennifer Larson, Director of
Finance and Budget.
There are over 1,600 participants in the Budget Awards Program.The most recent Budget Award recipients,
along with their corresponding budget documents, are posted quarterly on GFOA's website. Award
recipients have pioneered efforts to improve the quality of budgeting and provide an excellent example for
other governments throughout North America.
Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) advances excellence in government finance by
providing bestpractices,professional development, resources and practical research for more than 20,500
members and the communities they serve.
The Government Finance Officers Association
of the United States and Canada
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presents this
CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR BUDGET PREPARATION
to
Jennifer Larson, Director of Finance and Budget
City of Dubuque, Iowa
The Certificate of Recognition for Budget Preparation is presented by the Government
Finance Officers Association to those individuals who have been instrumental in their
government unit achieving a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. The
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Date: March 08, 2021