Title
Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting (NB)
The city was awarded Government Finance Officers Association's (GFOA) Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting for its 2010 Citizen's Report. The 2011 Citizen's Report is hereby presented to the Commission and will also be submitted to GFOA for the award.
Explanation
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada has granted an Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting to the City of Gainesville for its 2010 Citizen's Report for the year ended September 30, 2010. The Award for Outstanding Achievement is a prestigious national award-recognizing conformance with the highest standards for preparation of state and local government popular reports.
In order to earn an Award for Outstanding Achievement, a governmental unit must publish an easily readable and efficiently organized popular report, whose contents conform to program standards.
An Award for Outstanding Achievement is valid for a period of one year only. The City of Gainesville has received the Award for Outstanding Achievement each year it has been eligible since the inception of the program in 1992. The city believes its current report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011 continues to comply with the program requirements, and we are submitting it to the GFOA for review and consideration.
NOTE: Document is available for viewing in the Clerk's Office and on the city's website.
Fiscal Note
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.
Recommendation
The City Commission accept the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting for Fiscal Year 2010 and receive the 2011 Citizen's Report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011.