GFOA_Distinquished Budget AwardGovernment Finance Officers Association
203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2700
Chicago, Illinois 60601-1210
312.977.9700 fax: 312.977.4806
November 19, 2013
Mr. Michael Van Milligen
City Manager
City of Dubuque
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
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 budget 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:
Jennifer M. Larson, Budget 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,
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
www. gfoa. org
The Government Finance Officers Association
of the United States and Canada
presents this
CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR BUDGET PREPA '. TION
to
Jennifer M. Larson, Budget Director
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
Distinguished Budget Presentation Award, which is the highest award in governmental
budgeting, is presented to those government units whose budgets are judged to adhere
to program standards.
Executive Director
Date November 19, 2013
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Government Finance Officers Association
203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2700
Chicago, Illinois 60601 -1210
312.977.9700 fax: 312.977.4806
November 19, 2013
PRESS RELEASE
For Further Information Contact
Stephen J. Gauthier (312) 977 -9700
Chicago - -The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA)
is pleased to announce that City of Dubuque, Iowa has received the 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 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 or department designated as being
primarily responsible for its having achieved the award. This has been presented to Jennifer M.
Larson, Budget Director.
For budgets including fiscal period 2012, over 1,340 entities are expected to received the Award.
Award recipients have pioneered efforts to improve the quality of budgeting and provide an excellent
example for other governments throughout North America.
The Government Finance Officers Association is a nonprofit professional association serving over
17,800 government finance professionals throughout North America. The GFOA's Distinguished
Budget Presentation Awards Program is the only national awards program in governmental
budgeting.
Washington, DC Office
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 309 ® Washington, DC 20004 202.393.8020 ° fax: 202.393.0780
www.g.foa.org