Government Finance Officers Association - Distinguished BudgetCopyright 2014
City of Dubuque ITEM# 4.
ITEM TITLE: Government Finance Officers Association - Distinguished Budget
Presentation Award
SUMMARY: Correspondence from the Government Finance Officers Association
(GFOA) advising that it has awarded the Distinguished Budget
Presentation Award to the City of Dubuque and Certificates of Recognition
for Budget Preparation to Budget Director Jennifer Larson and Senior
Budget Analyst Mary Brooks for the Fiscal Year 2014/2015.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
D Distinguished Budget Presentation Award Supporting Documentation
Government Finance Officers association
703 North LaSalle SSuite 270
ChicaLio, Illinois 606
312.4'77.93700 7.9700 /u\: 31_.977:1-806
September 8, 2014
Jennifer M. Larson
Budget Director
City of Dubuque
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
Dear Ms. Larson:
A Panel of independent reviewers has completed its examination of your budget document. We are
pleased to inform you that the panel has voted to award your budget document the Distinguished
Budget Presentation Award 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. Enclosed is an application form to facilitate a timely submission. This form should be
submitted with four copies of your budget accompanied by the appropriate fee.
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 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. Enclosed is
a Certificate of Recognition for Budget Preparation for:
Jennifer M. Larson, Budget Director, Mary L. Brooks, Senior Budget Analyst
Continuing participants will find a certificate and brass medallion enclosed with these results.
First-time recipients will receive an award plaque that will be mailed separately and should arrive
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 in your next budget, it should be accompanied by a
statement indicating continued compliance with program criteria.
The following standardized text should be used:
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Jennifer M. Larson
September 8, 2014
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The 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 1, 2014.
In order to receive this award, a governmental unit must publish a budget
document that meets program criteria as a policy document, as an operations
guide, as a financial plan, 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.
The Government Finance Officers Association encourages you to make arrangements for
a formal presentation of the award. If you would like the award presented by a member
of your state or provincial finance officers association, we can provide the name of a
contact person for that group.
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 (with hyperlinks) can be found on GFOA's
website at www.gfoa.org. If we can be of further assistance, please contact the Technical
Services Center.
Sincerely,
Stephen J. Gauthier, Director
Technical Services Center
Enclosure
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GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
Distinguished
Budget Presentation
Award
PRESENTED TO
City of Dubuque
Iowa
For the Fiscal Year Beginning
July 1, 2014
Executive Director