Photo: Nick Nilsen
GFOA presentation Debra Law, director of financial services, Larissa Fitchett, administrative assistant Finance, Akbal Mund, Cindy Barker, manager revenue services, and Terry Martens, financial analyst. Missing Aaron Stuart, manager financial planning and reporting.
The City of Vernon has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the current budget from the Government Finance Officers Association.
The award has been presented to the city's Financial Services.
In order to receive the budget award, an organization must 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 in the fourteen mandatory criteria within those categories, to receive the award.
The award is the highest form of recognition in governmental budgeting.