Budget Award
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MEMORANDUM
September 12, 2006
TO:
Mayor and City Council
FROM:
Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
The City of Dubuque has been notified by the Government Finance Officers Association
of the United States and Canada that we are the recipient of the Distinguished Budget
Presentation Award. This award is the highest form of recognition in governmental
budgeting. The last time the city received this award was in 1995.
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Government Finance Officers Association
203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2700
Chicago, Illinois 60601-1210
312.977.9700 Jax. 312.977.4806
September 1, 2006
Mr. Michael C. Van Milligen
City Manager
City of Dubuque
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001-4864
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 fiscal year 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:
Dawn L. Lang, Bndget 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
wwv.'.gfoa.org
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