Item B5BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: July 16, 2008 Division: County Administrator
Bulk Item: Yes _ No x Department: County Administrator
Staff Contact Person/Phone #: Connie Cvr 292-4441
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Presentation of Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) award to Monroe County's Office
of Management and Budget.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
Monroe County has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award form the Government
Finance Officers Association for the current fiscal year. The award is the highest from of recognition
in governmental budgeting and represents a significant achievement of the County.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
N/A
TOTAL COST: N/A BUDGETED: Yes No
COST TO COUNTY: N/A SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes No AMOUNT PER MONTH Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
DOCUMENTATION: Included x Not Required
DISPOSITION:
Revised 8/06
AGENDA ITEM #
Government Finance Officers Association
203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2700
Chicago, Illinois 60601-1210
312.977.9700 fax:312.977.4806
April 8, 2008
Ms. Debbie Fredericks
Acting County Administrator
Monroe County
1100 Simonton Street, No. 2-205
Key West, FL 33040
Dear Ms. Fredericks:
RECEIVED
APR 2 12008
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
I am pleased to notify you that Monroe County, Florida 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:
Office of Management & Budget
Budget & Finance
Tina Boan, Budget Manager
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
Government Finance Officers Association
203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2700
Chicago, Illinois 60601-1210
312.977.9700 fax: 312.977.4806
April 8, 2008
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 Monroe County, Florida 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 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 Office of
Management & Budget; Budget & Finance and Tina Boan, Budget Manager.
For budgets including fiscal periods 2006, 1,127 entities 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 17,500
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.gfoa.org